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Dudes I forgot to remember, but . . . - haikuman - 05-07-2013
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/07/tech/brain-memory-implants-humans/index.html?hpt=hp_c5
Brain implants: Restoring memory with a microchip
By Madeleine Acey, for CNN
May 7, 2013 -- Updated 1237 GMT (2037 HKT) |
CNN) -- William Gibson's popular science fiction tale "Johnny Mnemonic" foresaw sensitive information being carried by microchips in the brain by 2021. A team of American neuroscientists could be making this fantasy world a reality.
Their motivation is different but the outcome would be somewhat similar. Hailed as one of 2013's top ten technological breakthroughs by MIT, the work by the University of Southern California, North Carolina's Wake Forest University and other partners has actually spanned a decade.
But the U.S.-wide team now thinks that it will see a memory device being implanted in a small number of human volunteers within two years and available to patients in five to 10 years. They can't quite contain their excitement.
"I never thought I'd see this in my lifetime," said Ted Berger, professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. "I might not benefit from it myself but my kids will."
Re: Dudes I forgot to remember, but . . . - Drew - 05-08-2013
I willing to invest in a chip that gives a teenager pleasure for cleaning their room.
Re: Dudes I forgot to remember, but . . . - cbelt3 - 05-08-2013
I might volunteer for that.
Re: Dudes I forgot to remember, but . . . - BernDog - 05-08-2013
Drew wrote:
I willing to invest in a chip that gives a teenager pleasure for cleaning their room.
How about a chip that gives an adult pleasure for...um...uh...something...
Re: Dudes I forgot to remember, but . . . - Drew - 05-08-2013
BernDog wrote:
[quote=Drew]
I willing to invest in a chip that gives a teenager pleasure for cleaning their room.
How about a chip that gives an adult pleasure for...um...uh...something...
You can get a thrill watching a teenager clean their room! It's a rare experience.
Re: Dudes I forgot to remember, but . . . - RgrF - 05-08-2013
A chip that would allow you to forget they're teens might be worth it's weight in
Re: Dudes I forgot to remember, but . . . - haikuman - 05-08-2013
Drew wrote:
I willing to invest in a chip that gives a teenager pleasure for cleaning their room.
Quit your whining, you know you love those lads and you know I saw an old photo
of your room as a young man on that internut thingy *(:>*
ecret:
Re: Dudes I forgot to remember, but . . . - Drew - 05-08-2013
haikuman wrote:
[quote=Drew]
I willing to invest in a chip that gives a teenager pleasure for cleaning their room.
Quit your whining, you know you love those lads and you know I saw an old photo
of your room as a young man on that internut thingy *(:>*
ecret:
The closest thing we had to the internet when I was young was the telephone. Someone told us the phone numbers that the phone company repair guy used to test the lines We thought we were real cool calling those up and listening to the various tones. Exciting times!
Re: Dudes I forgot to remember, but . . . - haikuman - 05-08-2013
Drew wrote:
[quote=haikuman]
[quote=Drew]
I willing to invest in a chip that gives a teenager pleasure for cleaning their room.
Quit your whining, you know you love those lads and you know I saw an old photo
of your room as a young man on that internut thingy *(:>*
ecret:
The closest thing we had to the internet when I was young was the telephone. Someone told us the phone numbers that the phone company repair guy used to test the lines We thought we were real cool calling those up and listening to the various tones. Exciting times!
Perhaps party lines were the genesis of chat rooms
ecret:
Re: Dudes I forgot to remember, but . . . - Drew - 05-08-2013
haikuman wrote:
[quote=Drew]
[quote=haikuman]
[quote=Drew]
I willing to invest in a chip that gives a teenager pleasure for cleaning their room.
Quit your whining, you know you love those lads and you know I saw an old photo
of your room as a young man on that internut thingy *(:>*
ecret:
The closest thing we had to the internet when I was young was the telephone. Someone told us the phone numbers that the phone company repair guy used to test the lines We thought we were real cool calling those up and listening to the various tones. Exciting times!
Perhaps party lines were the genesis of chat rooms
ecret:
Calling a store to see if they had Prince Albert in a can was the original trolling!
neaky: