A First Step Toward a Prosthesis for Memory
From: Technology Review - 06/23/2011
By: Lauren Gravitz

A neural implant helps rats with short-term recall. 

Researchers have developed the first memory prosthetic device — a neural
implant that, in rats, restored lost brain function and improved short-term
memory retention. While human testing is still a distant goal, the implant
provides evidence that the brain's complex neural code can be interpreted and
reproduced to enhance cognitive function.  

Read the entire article at:
http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/37873/

Link:
Samuel Deadwyler
http://www.wakehealth.edu/Faculty/Deadwyler-Samuel-A.htm

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