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March 18, 2011 ·
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Professor uses own body in experiment
By T.K. RandallMarch 18, 2011 ·
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Cybernetics professor Kevin Warwick attaches a silicon chip to his forearm as part of an experiment.
In 2002, a University of Reading (UK) professor of cybernetics underwent a surgical procedure to have a silicon chip with 100 spiked electrodes attached to the median nerve fibres in his forearm. His aim was to understand whether the human mind can learn from computer generated stimuli. His efforts are in line with a tradition of scientists that is hundreds of years old.For centuries, self-experimentation was an accepted form of science. Sir Isaac Newton almost burned his cornea because he could think of no other means of understanding visual hallucinations than staring at the sun.
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