Name: Brain-to-brain communication has arrived. How we did it
Uploaded: 2015-01-26T16:05:14Z
Duration: 18 min 48 s
Description: You may remember neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis — he built the brain-controlled exoskeleton that allowed a paralyzed man to kick the first ball of the 2014 World Cup. What’s he working on now? Building ways for two minds (rats and monkeys, for now) to send messages brain to brain. Watch to the end for an experiment that, as he says, will go to "the limit of your imagination."

Miguel Nicolelis: Brain-to-brain communication has arrived. How we did it

Brain-to-brain communication has arrived. How we did it

You may remember neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis — he built the brain-controlled exoskeleton that allowed a paralyzed man to kick the first ball of the 2014 World Cup. What’s he working on now? Building ways for two minds (rats and monkeys, for now) to send messages brain to brain. Watch to the end for an experiment that, as he says, will go to "the limit of your imagination."

A paralyzed man kicked off the 2014 World Cup using only his thoughts, thanks to a brain-controlled exoskeleton built by international scientists. This breakthrough stems from decades of research into brain-machine interfaces that translate neural signals into real-world actions. Recent experiments go even further, enabling animals to send mental messages directly from one brain to another, hinting at a future where minds can work together and transcend physical limits. The possibilities for restoring mobility and connecting brains are just beginning to be explored.