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Post-Mortem Brain Tissue Used to Control Robot

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Researchers have successfully used post-mortem human brain tissue to control a robot. The experiment involved culturing brain cells from both elderly control subjects and individuals with neurodegenerative diseases. These cultured cells were then utilized to operate a robotic device, demonstrating a novel form of biological-machine interface. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a scientific experiment involving biological-machine interface using post-mortem brain tissue, which falls under research. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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Post-Mortem Brain Tissue Used to Control Robot

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    Scientists Used Post-Mortem Brain Tissue to Control a Robot

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