Using Human Wetware to Control Robots

This reminds me of some other research from a few years back where they hooked up a cell culture to a flight simulator, and found that it was capable of controlling a plane in flight.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/10/041022104658.ht...

i can't believe this isn't more popular. this blew my mind, i was hoping someone smarter than me could explain the hack.