Scientists Activate Neurons With Quantum Dots

A.L. Blais writes: "By using the molecular-recognition capabilities of living cells, scientists have made selective electrical contacts to neurons."

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PGB cracking anyone?

[nusuth]

Downloadin and uploading information directly to brain has much bigger hurdles than easily connecting to neurons. Our understanding of brain strongly suggests (but does not prove) that information is encoded in a unique way for each individual. Therefore any attept at uploading data to brain should start with complete decryption of his/her brain structure and information encoding first. This must be done as the brain changes (albeit slowly), and without access to much of the information already encoded (how can you think about everything you know while someone is scanning you?) I would say that it is impossible. Motor and sensory areas may possibly be augmented, but not cognitive functions without hardware so powerful that, existance of it would render the goal of augmenting people's brains useless.