military brain implants?
- From: thnidu@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: 26 Oct 2005 20:14:54 -0700
"Ray" posted this link to the bujold list, under the subject line
"Illyan's Memory Chip"... which, to me, scans the same as Lynn Gold's
"Grandma's Training Bra"...
m a m
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http://www.news.com.au/story/0%2C10117%2C17013218-13762%2C00.html
Super-soldiers may get brain-chip
October 24, 2005
US military experts are attempting to create an army of super-human
soldiers who will be more intelligent and deadly thanks to a microchip
implanted in their brains.
Scientists believe the implant will vastly improve the memory of troops
so that they can recall every detail of their training and become more
effective fighters.
Researchers at the University of Southern California's bio-engineering
department have created the chip, which acts in exactly the same way as
the hippocampus - the part of the brain that deals with memory.
In experiments, the team removed that section of the brain of dead rats
and inserted the chip in its place. The implant sent exactly the same
electronic signals as the real thing.
The next stage of the project is to test the implant on live animals.
If this work proves to be as successful, experiments could one day be
carried out on soldiers.
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