Quote:
Originally Posted by AnimeFan188
"Scientists have created a chip that allows rats to instantly know things. It's
amazing.
After studying the chemical interactions that allow short-term learning and
memorization in rats, a group of scientists lead by Dr. Theodore Berger—from the
University of South California's Viterbi School of Engineering—have built a
prosthetic chip that uses electrodes to enhance and expand their memory
abilities. The chip is capable of storing neural signals, basically functioning as an
electronic memory, allowing rats to learn more and keep it in the devices."
See:
http://gizmodo.com/5813821/scientist...sion-for-brain |
I find this very interesting. I know it didn't say in the article that the chip would enhance abilities, but I wonder if future applications of this technology would be something along the lines of using a "Steve Vai" chip and then instantly being able to play guitar like Steve Vai while the chip was active. Certainly this would require not only knowledge memory, but muscle memory as well.