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The parasite killer fungus causes the ants to die slowly in pain
The killer fungus controls the jaw muscles of ants before manipulating the animal to insert the jaw into the trunk or leaves of the plant and die slowly in pain.
Brain Control
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Losing a hand? It's okay, because your brain will quickly train the other body to do the job
The brain is more agile and flexible than we think.
Biology
Mushrooms turn ants into zombies
Experts have identified four new fungal species capable of controlling ants' brains, turning hosts into walking corpses before ending their lives.
Videos
Video: People control other organisms brain
According to technology site Gizmodo, a man was able to use his brain to control a mouse wagging its tail. Harvard scientists attached a device to measure brain activity…
Medicine - Health
Biological arms controlled by brain signals
Austrian scientists have introduced a prosthetic arm that can be controlled by thought, bringing new perspectives to people with disabilities.
Medicine - Health
Brain control device helps stroke patients move their limbs
Tens of thousands of stroke patients with disabilities are overwhelmed with new hope after scientists have demonstrated that the uninjured brain can be re-trained to mov…
Medicine - Health
Move all memories from one person's brain to another
In a science fiction movie released July 10 in the United States, a man with cancer has recovered from turning all his thoughts and consciousness into a healthy body. In…
Medicine - Health
Human brain grows fastest right after birth
The researchers found that the fastest-growing human brain just after birth and about half the size of an adult's brain within the first 3 months of life.
Medicine - Health
Can the human brain be hacked?
All your thoughts and actions can be controlled by someone. In other words, your brain can be hacked and you can be ... hijacked.
Medicine - Health
The Soviet Union spent $ 1 billion on testing human brain control
In the arms race with the US Cold War, the Soviet Union spent $ 1 billion on developing a weapon capable of controlling the human brain, according to a recent report by…
Medicine - Health
The brain also controls habits
Habits are deep-seated behaviors in our brains that we perform automatically.
New technology
Samsung will soon test brain-controlled TVs
According to BGR technology site, Samsung's team in Switzerland recently announced a new project in hopes of creating the first smart TV that can be controlled only by t…
New technology
Shocked with research into turning mice into 'cold blooded assassins'
According to The Washington Post, a team of scientists used brain control to turn around 10 normal mice into