Cracking the Code of the Mind
From: American Friends of Tel Aviv University - 07/12/2011

Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a type of lab-on-a-chip
platform that can show how neuronal networks communicate and work together.
The researchers, led by doctoral student Mark Shein, applied mathematical and
engineering techniques to connect neurons with electronics in order to
understand how neuronal connections communicate. The tool could be used to
test new drugs, advance artificial intelligence, and develop better
artificial limbs, according to the researchers. The device enables
researchers to see how neural circuits operate under different conditions and
explore activity patterns of many neurons simultaneously. The researchers
focused on studying how several groups of neurons communicate with each
other, according to Shein. 

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