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20170622_NeuralEngineering_005
Neural Engineering
Your nervous system is as fast as lightning! Accidentally touch a hot stove? Before you even realize it, you have pulled your hand away. Want to kick that soccer ball? Just think about it, and less than a second later you have scored the winning goal. Come learn how sensations are turned into feelings and how ideas are turned into actions. We will use insects to teach you how to engineer the nervous system. Then we'll show you how engineers are using neuroscience to move robotic arms with brainpower and help paralyzed people walk again. (Insects are used in this experiment)
Photo: Joseph Xu/Senior Multimedia Content Producer, University of Michigan - College of Engineering
20170622_NeuralEngineering_005
Neural Engineering
Your nervous system is as fast as lightning! Accidentally touch a hot stove? Before you even realize it, you have pulled your hand away. Want to kick that soccer ball? Just think about it, and less than a second later you have scored the winning goal. Come learn how sensations are turned into feelings and how ideas are turned into actions. We will use insects to teach you how to engineer the nervous system. Then we'll show you how engineers are using neuroscience to move robotic arms with brainpower and help paralyzed people walk again. (Insects are used in this experiment)
Photo: Joseph Xu/Senior Multimedia Content Producer, University of Michigan - College of Engineering