Sentences with phrase «subjects move a cursor»

The research team used a brain - computer interface (BCI), where subjects move a cursor on a computer screen by thought alone.

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By claiming that he could pry information from the brain without drilling deep inside it — information that could allow a subject to move a computer cursor, play computer games, and even move a prosthetic limb — Schalk was taking on «a very strong existing dogma in the field that the only way to know about how the brain works is by recording individual neurons,» Schmeisser vividly recalls of that day.

Researchers recorded each answer and measured how the subjects» mouse cursors moved, from the bottom middle of the screen to «yes» and «no» buttons in the top two corners.

The subjects were then taught to use the muscles around their elbow to move a cursor across a screen into small target windows.

The harder each subject squeezed, the faster the cursor moved.

For example, targets randomly appeared on a computer screen and the subjects had to move the cursor to click on the target.