linkedin post 2019-11-29 06:01:07

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BLACK BOX. “Until now the only serious effort to build an implantable memory device was that of Ted Berger’s lab at USC. As we have seen, with just a limited set of electrodes in hippocampal regions and no real clue as to what kinds of codes are involved (hint: the code is there are no codes), they have their work cut out for them." (2014). https://lnkd.in/duuv7mx View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2019-11-29 05:55:55

linkedin post 2019-11-29 05:55:55

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NEUROPROSTHETICS. “Memory-boosting devices tested in humans. By mimicking the electrical patterns that create and store memories, the researchers found that gaps caused by brain injury can be bridged. The findings raise hopes that a ‘neuroprosthetic’ that automatically enhances flagging memory could aid not only brain-injured soldiers, but also people who have had strokes — or even those who have lost some power of recall through normal ageing.” (2015). http://www.nature.com/news/memory-boosting-devices-tested-in-humans-1.18712 View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2019-11-29 05:53:31

linkedin post 2019-11-29 05:53:31

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PREDICTING FAULTS. “The goal of the study, which is part of DARPA's Restoring Active Memory (RAM) program, was to allow scientists to read and interpret the brain activity involved in forming and recalling memories and predict when a person is about to remember something incorrectly. The electrodes can then be used to deliver targeted electrical shocks to specific groups of brain cells that store a memory, making it more easily accessible, according to DARPA.” http://www.businessinsider.com/brain-implants-for-memory-2015-9 View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2019-12-02 05:41:05

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READING THE SIGNALS. “Today, effective brain-machine interfaces have to be wired directly into the brain to pick up the signals emanating from small groups of nerve cells. But nobody yet knows how to make devices that listen to the same nerve cells that long.” https://lnkd.in/dSnTTfk View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2019-11-30 06:18:05

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ANGIOSPERM HYBRID FREQUENCY. "At least 25% of species form interspecific hybrids, resulting in introgression of characters between species and, rarely, the formation of homoploid hybrid taxa. This process results in complex, reticulate patterns of evolution in many angiosperm groups, making it difficult or impossible to circumscribe species boundaries." https://lnkd.in/dHD-ddW View in LinkedIn
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