Medicine & TechnologyStudy investigators recently used ultrasound imaging to predict the intended eye or hand movements of a monkey: Information that could create commands for a computer cursor or a robotic arm.
Using nanotechnology and silicon-on-insulator technology, scientists develop a tiny ultrasound detector that can create images of cells and small fragments of tissue. The developers hope the technology can also be expanded outside medical applications such as industrial uses.
Researchers have found a way to control decision-making abilities in monkeys. In their study, the authors used ultrasound therapy pointed at the monkey's frontal cortex. Scientists believe that this approach could be used to treat addiction and depression in the future.