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http://news.sciencemag.org/plants-animals/2015/10/brain-implant-lets-rats-see-infrared-light
>Next, the researchers began redirecting infrared traffic: Instead of the somatosensory cortex, they stuck the electrode into the rats’ visual cortex. And here’s the kicker: Rats receiving “visual” stimulus of infrared learned the same water-reward task in a single day.

Why do we let rats get all the cool new tech first?