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Data Stored in Live Neurons
Light Licker writes "Israeli researchers have created artificial memories for the first time — in a tangle of neurons growing in the lab. Using a specific chemical they could add to the pattern of impulses in a network of the nerve cells. 'Many believe that complex patterns of neuronal firing are templates for memory, which the brain uses when storing information. Imprinting such "memories" on artificial neural networks provides a potential way to develop cyborg chips, says Ben-Jacob. These would be useful for monitoring biological systems like the brain and blood since, being human, they would respond to the same chemicals.' The new pattern lasted two days — good enough for biological RAM?"
and then i lost interest. someone please name a single one of these bogus israeli ventures that's produced something that's in use today.
If you mod me down, I will become more powerful than you can imagine....
agreed...then the close application of this new technology will be star wars VI: The fake armegeddon that fooled jedi master.
Not that much room left there - I've got her mouth packed full of jism.