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Um, you're gonna stand right here. So, Miguel,

when you're moving your arm like this, your

brain is sending a signal down to your muscles

right here. Uh, I want you to move your arm

as well. Alright, so your brain is gonna send

a, like, a signal down to your muscles. And

so it turns out that there is a, a nerve that's

right here that runs up here that innervates

these three fingers. Uh, and it's close enough

to the skin that we might be able to stimulate

that. So that we can do is copy your brain signals

going out to your hand and inject it into your

hand, so that your hand will move when your

brain tells your hand to move. And so, in a

sense, she will take away your free will, and

you will no longer have any control over this

hand, okay?

You with me?

Alright. So I need Steve to hook you up. Alright,

so I'm gonna find your ulnar nerve, which is

probably right around here. You don't know what

you're signing up for when you come up and...

So now I'm gonna move away, and I'm gonna plug

it into our human-to-human interface over here.

Okay, so Sam wants you to, uh, squeeze your

hand again. Alright. Do it again. Alright, perfect.

So now I'm gonna hook you up over here so that

you get the... It's gonna feel a little bit

weird at first. This is gonna feel like a...

You know, when you lose your free will, uh,

and someone else becomes your agent, it does

feel a bit strange. So I want you to relax your

hand. Alright, and Sam, you're with me. Alright,

so you're gonna, you're gonna squeeze. I'm not

gonna turn it on yet, so go ahead and give it

a squeeze. Alright. So now, are you ready, Miguel?

- Ready as I'll ever be. - Okay, so... I've

turned it on, so go ahead and turn your hand.

- Do you feel that a little bit?

- No. - Okay, do it again. - No. - A little

bit. - A little bit. Okay, so relax. Now hit

it again. Okay. Oh, perfect. Perfect. Alright,

so relax. Do it again. Alright, so now... Alright,

so right now, your brain is controlling your

arm, and it's also controlling his arm. So go

ahead and just do it one more time. Alright,

that's perfect. So now, what would happen if

I took over my control of your, your hand?

And so just relax your hand. What happens?

Ah, nothing. Why not?

Because the brain has to do it. So now you do

it again. Alright, that's perfect. Alright,

well, I thank you guys for being such a good

sport. This is what's happening all across the

world. Electrophysiology!

And we're gonna bring on the neuro-revolution.

Thank you.