RT
2011-11-19 20:32:27 UTC
Another step towards the cylon rebellion... STOP THESE MONSTERS NOW
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15772240
Scientists are getting closer to the dream of creating computer systems that
can replicate the brain.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a
computer chip that mimics how the brain's neurons adapt in response to new
information.
Such chips could eventually enable communication between artificially created
body parts and the brain.
...
The MIT team, led by research scientist Chi-Sang Poon, has been able to design
a computer chip that can simulate the activity of a single brain synapse.
...
Neurobiologists seem to be impressed.
It represents "a significant advance in the efforts to incorporate what we know
about the biology of neurons and synaptic plasticity onto ...chips," said Dean
Buonomano, a professor of neurobiology at the University of California.
"The level of biological realism is impressive," he added.
The team plans to use their chip to build systems to model specific neural
functions, such as visual processing.
Such systems could be much faster than computers which take hours or even days
to simulate a brain circuit. The chip could ultimately prove to be even faster
than the biological process.
Even faster? FASTER? WE'RE ALL DOOMED
Or maybe they're making a Borg... That wouldn't be ok either...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15772240
Scientists are getting closer to the dream of creating computer systems that
can replicate the brain.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a
computer chip that mimics how the brain's neurons adapt in response to new
information.
Such chips could eventually enable communication between artificially created
body parts and the brain.
...
The MIT team, led by research scientist Chi-Sang Poon, has been able to design
a computer chip that can simulate the activity of a single brain synapse.
...
Neurobiologists seem to be impressed.
It represents "a significant advance in the efforts to incorporate what we know
about the biology of neurons and synaptic plasticity onto ...chips," said Dean
Buonomano, a professor of neurobiology at the University of California.
"The level of biological realism is impressive," he added.
The team plans to use their chip to build systems to model specific neural
functions, such as visual processing.
Such systems could be much faster than computers which take hours or even days
to simulate a brain circuit. The chip could ultimately prove to be even faster
than the biological process.
Even faster? FASTER? WE'RE ALL DOOMED
Or maybe they're making a Borg... That wouldn't be ok either...
