Miguel Nicolelis: "Beyond Boundaries" (Rebroadcast)
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This file photo from 2000, released by Duke University, showns an owl monkey of the type trained by Duke University Medical Center neurobiologist Miguel Nicolelis and his colleagues to operate a robot arm, right, by using the monkey's brain signals. In the background is a computer monitor showing recorded brain signals of the monkey's hand trajectory during testing.
(AP Photo/Duke University, Jim Wallace)
Diane and her guest discuss the new neuroscience of connecting brains with machines--and how it will change our lives. Award-winning neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis' work with primates has uncovered a new and controversial method for capturing brain function. It is paving the way for a cure for Parkinson's disease, new ways of treating paralysis, and using brain waves to control everything from transportation to manufacturing.
Guests
Miguel Nicolelis
founder of the Duke University Center for Bioengineering. "Scientific American" has named him one of the twenty most influential scientists in the world.
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