Houston Chronicle by Alex Stuckey Sep. 12, 2019
In 4 years, humans could don magnetic helmets developed at Rice and communicate other using only their minds
A fruit fly bounces against the rounded sides of a petri dish, its wings outstretched.
The dance is typically reserved for finding a mate — but this fly isn’t controlling its own movements. Jacob Robinson’s team is.
Robinson, an associate professor of engineering at Rice University, is hesitant to call this process mind control. But he’s definitely directing the fly to make certain moves.
“People have identified specific neurons in these creatures that control certain behaviors,†Robinson said. “So, when we activate those neurons we should be able to see those flies immediately perform those behaviors.â€
First, Robinson’s team genetically modifies the fly so that only the neurons controlling this behavior are sensitive to the nanoparticles. Then, scientists inject the particles into the fly’s brain.
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