Defiance of Science » electrical stimulation http://www.defianceofscience.com Discussing and Defying New and Interesting Advancements in Science Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:46:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Scientists force paralyzed rats to dance! http://www.defianceofscience.com/tech/scientists-force-paralyzed-rats-to-dance/ http://www.defianceofscience.com/tech/scientists-force-paralyzed-rats-to-dance/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:46:47 +0000 Glucid http://www.defianceofscience.com/?p=197 After delicately severing a rats spinal chord, Grégoire Courtine, from the University of Zurich, led his team in experiments to allow those same rats the ability to run, walk, step sideways and jog using a mixture of drugs and electrical stimulation. These animals despite being severely pissed off, could support their entire body weight. The procedure however, does not allow for voluntary movement. As a result they were unable to gnaw their horrible autonomous limbs off or the ridiculous vest the scientists made them wear.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TycMNRUmuY

I believe this brings us one step closer to re-enacting the Michael Jackson Thriller video using real corpses! Or at least developing remote control people.

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