Transcript: Interview: Dr. Miguel Nicolelis on recent research teaching monkeys to direct robotic arms with their minds

IRA FLATOW
Talk of the Nation Science Friday (NPR)
10-24-2003
Interview: Dr. Miguel Nicolelis on recent research teaching monkeys to direct robotic arms with their minds

Host: IRA FLATOW
Time: 3:00-4:00 PM

IRA FLATOW, host:

This is TALK OF THE NATION/SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Ira Flatow.

A little bit later in the hour we'll be talking about development, wilderness and human wildlife encounters. But first, have you been following the recent news about how researchers were able to teach monkeys to move a robotic arm merely by thinking about it? Yeah. Very interesting. The research is published in this month's issue of the new journal Public Library of Science Biology, and the study's lead ...

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