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It also seems more practical to plug the signal "into the cables" than to try to pass information through the complexity of the eye. In which case I believe it
by cmehdy 7y ago
It also seems more practical to plug the signal "into the cables" than to try to pass information through the complexity of the eye. In which case I believe it is the thalamus[1] that we should aim to plug into. I can't imagine a whole lot of research can be carried out without running into issues with ethics though.
[1] https://i.imgur.com/GsRkEg3.jpg https://i.imgur.com/GsRkEg3.jpg
- jacobush 7y agoIf we are going by analogy, that would be more like plugging the USB camera directly into your CPU bus instead of USB. Your eye is a fine interface. Messing with the literally wet neural interface sounds very complicated.
- Miraste 7y agoCounter-analogy: it's the difference between taking screenshots and taking pictures of the screen with your camera.
- jacobush 7y agoYes, analogies only go so far, especially in domains which are new or evolving. Which is why I added the sentence about literally wet neurons. That said, its not without precedent, these things my geeky brain found very interesting: http://www.motionfx.gr/film-overview.html http://www.motionfx.gr/film-overview.html https://www.blunham.com/Radar/TransmissionLines/PDU/PDU.html https://www.blunham.com/Radar/TransmissionLines/PDU/PDU.html