Sentences with phrase «fiber optic cable implanted»

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But the customary setup in such experiments — fiber - optic cables implanted in the brain and a heavy helmet linked to a laser — is invasive and cumbersome for mice, the usual subjects, severely hampering researchers» ability to observe normal activity and social behavior.

The team's solution was to implant a fiber - optic cable in the brain and connect it to a miniature laser affixed to the animal's head.

A tiny sensor implanted in Nagle's motor cortex reads neural signals associated with arm movement, transmitting them via fiber - optic cable to processors that translate thoughts into actions.

So rodents in optogenetics experiments must remain tethered to a surgically implanted, fiber optic cable that delivers laser beams directly to the brain region of interest.

The speed of sound is irrelevant; time zones are irrelevant; we can implant code on anything, transmit it over a fiber - optic cable or via satellite, and machines at any spot on the globe will be in sync.

Electrical and chemical activities in the neurons could then be activated or switched off by pulses of light delivered via a fiber - optic cable implanted in each mouse's skull, a technique known as optogenetics.

After a while, they gave the mice mild electric shocks to their feet and a blue light flashed in their brains delivered by a fiber - optic cable, implanting the memory that the Red Room was a dangerous place.