Pokemon fans may have developed a brain region dedicated to recognizing the virtual creatures
The region responds strongly to images of Pikachu and others
World's largest neuromorphic supercomputer is switched on
Packed with one million processor cores
Researchers link three human brains to play 'Tetris' as a team
The first steps toward a 'social network of brains'
Nectome is a startup that wants to digitize the contents of your brain
Unfortunately the procedure is completely fatal
The Last Mile to Civilization 2.0: Technologies From Our Not Too Distant Future
As technology migrates from our desktops and laptops to our pockets and bodies, databasing and deep learning will allow for society to be optimized from the micro to the macro. Here are 5 technologies that may not be on your radar today, but they sure are approaching closer and are expected to become very relevant very soon.
Optogenetics: A Virtual Reality System for Controlling Living Cells
Our brains communicate with electrical and chemical signaling, but scientists have discovered that light stimulation could hold potential keys to manipulating neuronal communication pathways that influence motor control, sensory perception, memory, neurochemical production and mood -- or cellular virtual reality, as a report from the Journal of Cell Biology describes it.
