SpikerBox lets you listen to bugs' neurons
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Using an optional connector and app, the SpikerBox output can be displayed on a mobile device
A cockroach's leg responds to touch, while attached to the SpikerBox
A cockroach's leg responds to touch, while attached to the SpikerBox
The SpikerBox is a scientific educational device, that lets you listen to the neural activity of bugs
Article Summary
Neurons, the nerve cells that send and receive electrical signals within the body, are one of those things that most of us probably don’t give a lot of thought to. Educational entrepreneurs Timothy Marzullo and Gregory Gage, however, think about them a lot. They think about them so much, in fact, that they’ve designed a gadget that lets anyone listen to the neural electrical activity of bugs, and conduct a series of interesting experiments. It’s called the SpikerBox, and oh yeah – in order to use it, you have to take the leg off of a cockroach.
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