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A First Step Toward a Prosthesis for Memory
- jcr 15y agoThis is a bit of a dupe, but it's the best written general article I've found so far on this new research. Sure, it's very early work, but it seems very promising and potentially very important. More information can be found on the USC website: http://www.viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/restoring-memory-repairing.htm http://www.viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/restoring-memory-r... You have to sign up for a "free" account (no confirmation email) but you can download the paper here: http://iopscience.iop.org/1741-2552/8/4/046017 http://iopscience.iop.org/1741-2552/8/4/046017
- D_Alex 15y agoI want one. Pre-loaded with memories of Marilyn Monroe.
- isaachawley 15y agoIt can't be pre-loaded with anything. It can restore the brain function that remembers things, in damaged brains. It does not store or alter memories. It might make a healthy brain even better at storing and recalling memories though.