Aussie Scientists Discover Brain-Healing Mechanism

MQBS writes "Researchers at the University of Queensland have discovered a way to make the brain heal itself. The article is a bit light on detail but it looks fairly important (at least to the unknowledgable about advanced neuroscience (like me)). I like the part about incrased memory... anyone care to be a complete GNU/Linux source code concordance ^_^?"

Comments

Incresed memory

[FattMattP]

I like the part about incrased memory...

...to help remember those hard to spell words. :-)

it's also about time...

[d_i_r_t_y]

...that human beings broke the 640Kb memory barrier...

hopefully, you'll someday be able to pick up 2x256Mb BRIMMs (BRain-Inserted Memory Modules) to increase your small and outdated BRAM (BRAin Memory).

CAM

[Merlin42]

I think the term you are looking for is CAM: Content Adressable Memory.

It is used commonly to implement things like caches and switches/routers. CAM tends to have scalability issues, as you pointed out. This scalability is usually salved via a hierarchy (cf L1, L2, L3 ... caches). The HBSS currently solves this via an external hierarchy: HBSS -> PDA -> Computer -> Internet -> HyperInteligentSecretAlienOverseers (Ooops that was supposed to be secret .. oh well ;).

Now the idea of adding another level of heirarchy(in the form of some extra GreyMatter) closer to the existing HBSS would definately improve throughput and decrease latencies (cf cpus w/ on die cache tend to perform better).