Worlds First Rat with Robotic Cerebellum Brain

Researches at Tel Aviv university  in Israel have successfully implanted a small robotic cerebellum into the rats cranium which would enable the rat to execute basic motory senses & regain locomotion.Under the leadership of Prof.Matti Mintz of the Psychology department,the team inserted a chip into the rat with the brain damage,which allowed the rat to achieve normal body functions from metabolism functions to movement.
                                 The chip receives sensors messages from the neurons which are transferred to the chip via the electrodes.Then the processed signal is re-sent back into the nerve system,then to the rest of the body where the appropriate function will be executed.In order to verify the robotic cerebellum's perfect functionality,the experts trained the rat to blink when it hears a tone.When the cerebellum which was turned on the rat responded to the sound with a blink where as in the off state it didn't exhibit any activity.

"It's proof of concept that we can record information from the brain, analyze it in a way similar to the biological network, and return it to the brain," said Mintz.

 Imagine the extra-ordinary applications of this technology.We might even be able to provide ambulatory legs to the handicapped which will work on brain signals.Awesome!