Aiming to elucidate 'What is consciousness' by experiment that moves robot hand only with consciousness

"Consciousness" is an important and familiar existence as we are depicting us, yet there are still many unknown parts enveloped in mystery. About such consciousness, the movie which tried to ask the question "What is consciousness" through the experiment which moves by thinking the hands and feet of the robot by thinking in the brain, Motherboard 's YouTube channel has opened to the public.

What is Consciousness? Decoding the Mind With Robotic Limbs - YouTube


Consciousness is a biological effect of brain cells, but its mechanism is tremendously complicated. 880 memories of neurons are connected to 10,000 other neurons, respectively, creating a subjective experience. Cognitive psychology's Brussels Free University Axel Cleeremans says, to analyze the biological reaction of such a brain, we are challenged to Disclose the challenge of "consciousness" that make up the people of the spirit.

Mr. Davide D'Angelo invited to Mr. Cleeremans is a researcher of astronomical hypothesis substance " dark matter ". Under the direction of Mr. Cleeremans, he will experience the experiment "How to move artificial limbs with human consciousness".

Having a strange hat on her head ... ...

D'Angelo filled with code.

D'Angelo tells you to do an image to move the robot's right hand when a red arrow pointing right to the screen is displayed.

The robot hand is driven according to Mr. D'Angelo's consciousness.

We will measure brain waves at that time.

Next, Mr. D'Angelo places the same gloves as the robot hand, and moves his hands. Naturally my hands are moving ....

A robot hand linked with Mr. D'Angelo's consciousness is slightly bending the thumb.

In the experiment, we set the robot hand in front of Mr. D'Angelo and hide the real hand under the desk. As a result, from the point of view of Mr. D'Angelo it is arranged as if the robot hand was his hand.

Initially it was awkward moving, but gradually it became possible to move the robot hand like a real arm gradually.

Thinking that the robot hand which is the hardware outside the body is included in his own body diagram , it is possible to be conscious of moving the real hand like a fake hand like a real hand. Mr. D'Angelo consciously moves his hand and actually moves under the desk, but the imitation arm in front of me does not move freely. By repeatedly thinking this strongly, I was able to concentrate on the consciousness to move the robot hand.

He says the Cleeremans said, "If you understand what kind of a result to become a mechanism of consciousness that began to how to act, human beings will lead to become a cyborg that combines machine". In addition, we are clarifying the prospect of clarifying consciousness, "It will be possible to induce a conscious experience that no one has ever experienced."