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How brains learn to control machines

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After training, animals and humans can make their thoughts interact directly with computers. A study provides evidence that the corticostriatal system of the brain is essential for this learning process.

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  1. David T. Blake is at the Brain and Behavior Discovery Institute and in the Department of Neurology, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA.,

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Blake, D. How brains learn to control machines. Nature 483, 284–285 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10951

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