Scientists Develop Brain-Microchip Bridge

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 11, 2010 @02:15PM from the man-and-machine dept.

dreampod writes "Canadian scientists have developed a microchip capable of monitoring the electrical and chemical communication channels between individual neurons. This is the first time scientists have been able to monitor the interaction between brain cells on such a precise and subtle level. In addition to providing the ability to see more easily the impact of drugs on various mental disorders during testing, this provides one of the first fundamental steps towards real mind-machine interface."

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Re:But not in a real brain? by catbutt · 2010-08-11 14:58 · Score: 5, Informative

Well I'm not sure what you mean by nerve cells vs. neurons (they are the same thing, by my understanding), but for every neuron there might be 1000 synapses, so that might be what you mean. I couldn't tell from the story, though.
Re:singularity by Yvan256 · 2010-08-11 16:00 · Score: 5, Funny

You already had an appointment.
Yesterday.
Re:Read the small print by Yvan256 · 2010-08-11 16:03 · Score: 5, Funny

Let's call it "an important first slimy forward drag".