{"id":2273,"date":"2021-01-14T10:42:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T15:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/brains\/?page_id=2273"},"modified":"2021-11-12T15:42:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T20:42:33","slug":"hands-on-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/brains\/hands-on-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands-On Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW137660600 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137660600 BCX0\">Robo-Brain<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137660600 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW137660600 BCX0\" data-fontsize=\"9\"> Activity: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137660600 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137660600 BCX0\">This module\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137660600 BCX0\">focuses on new advances in machine-brain interfaces as potential therapies for brain injury and disease. 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