Rat brains fly planes!?!?!?!?!?!

[LA_MERC_Spark]

WTH?

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20041018/brain.html

[LA_MERC_LaTech]

omg...that's freakin awesome, man!

[LA_MERC_goose]

That is taking science and aviation to new levels.

[LA_MERC_Dirge]

Too bad it's just flying it to Wisconsin looking for cheese...

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But, he said, "Over time, these stimulations modify the network's response such that the neurons slowly (over the course of 15 minutes) learn to control the aircraft. The end result is a neural network that can fly the plane to produce relatively stable straight and level flight."


maybe they should hire some of these brains for southwest.

[NoXiOuS]

i sense those little rat bots from TMNT...................cant believe i forgot what they were called, but if you saw the show, you know what i mean.

[Slayer]

I thought the picture with the words "DeMarse With His Brain" below was funny. LoL

That's kind of sad...My brain is bigger than that(I think), and I can't fly a plane. :p:

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

I wanna rat brain to play CS for me...gotta be an improvement over mine :)

[Little Birdy]

but the brain cells were made to be smart... you were just an accident... I mean, err... Your brain is bigger your just not made to .... errr... You have your own special talents... :)

[Sergei Criffnoobsky]

wow nice find there spark.. interesting ...

[Suntrails]

but the brain cells were made to be smart...

Did anyone else find it disconcerting that this "smart" brain, which learned to fly a fighter jet, is made of RAT cells?

I knew they had more to them than those shifty little eyes! The rats are going to take over the world! AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!

[LA_MERC_Spark]

secret of nimh type scrit!! run away run away run away!

[MindWerks]

Now they are going to ban cheese on flights.