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Brain Cells Fused with Computer Chips

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dibs-on-a-datajack dept.

valamaldoran writes "Looks like organic computers aren't too far off. Live Science has an interesting article about fusing brain neurons with silicon chips. From the article: 'The achievement could one day enable the creation of sophisticated neural prostheses to treat neurological disorders or the development of organic computers that crunch numbers using living neurons.'"

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  1. Knowing the letters ain't reading the book by Opportunist · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Some might remember this statement. It was said when they started decyphering the human genome.

    Just because we can "read" the letters doesn't mean we know what's written. Just because we can pump electricity into nerve cells doesn't mean we understand how they "think". It's still a long, long road to cyberpunk.

    Well, at least the technology aspect of this flavor of SciFi. The social aspect is almost achived.

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  2. Singularity! by Illbay · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Looks like the ride toward the singularity just picked up its pace.

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