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Nerve Cells Successfully Grown on Silicon

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the singing-the-body-electric dept.

crabpeople writes "Researchers at the University of Calgary have found that nerve cells grown on a microchip can learn and memorize information which can be communicated to the brain. 'We discovered that when we used the chip to stimulate the neurons, their synaptic strength was enhanced,' said Naweed Syed, a neurobiologist at the University of Calgary's faculty of medicine."

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  1. Re:Kinda cool by MullerMn · · Score: 0, Troll

    Seems like children in Michael Jackson's house are way ahead of the curve!

    Come on, admit it... you laughed.