It turns out a bit of mind control might be possible after all.
Scientists had already shown that a human could send an electronic brain signal to a rat, prompting it to wiggle its tail. Now two University of Washington researchers say they have demonstrated that one man's thoughts can control another man's movements.
First, they placed electronic probes against their heads. Then one man looked at a computer game on a screen and thought about what move he wanted to make. Sure enough, the other man, who was across campus with no view of the screen, almost instantaneously moved his right index finger to make that move. He said it had the sensation of a nervous tic.
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