A neural implant gives rats the ability to detect infrared light -- part of the electromagnetic spectrum normally invisible to them.
The implant takes the form of an infrared detector on the rat's forehead which is wired to a set of microscopic electrodes in a region of the animal's brain normally associated with touch.
By: Philippa Warr, Edited by: Olivia Solon
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via Wired.co.uk
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-02/14/implant-gives-rats-sixth-sense-for-infrared-light
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