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Scientists 'Mind Controlled' Mice Remotely in Extraordinary World First


At the mere flick of a magnetic field, mice engineered with nanoparticle-activated 'switches' inside their brains were driven to feed, socialize, and act like clucky new mothers in an experiment designed to test an innovative research tool.

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