[extropy-chat] Nerve cells grown on a microchipcommunicatewiththe brain

[Patrick M Young]

Excuse my naiveté

What would you say were the key papers in this field - since 1996?

A bibliography from those that know would be a useful resource (in the faq?)
for Extropianism (& me).

For the sake of informed debate.





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adrian Tymes" <wingcat at pacbell.net>
To: "ExI chat list" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 9:59 PM
Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Nerve cells grown on a
microchipcommunicatewiththe brain


> What Mike said.  My graduate thesis back in '96 was on
> this topic, and I've been aware of commercially
> available chips specifically designed and marketed
> for computer-neuron communication (i.e., grow or
> thread neurons through the chip, and wire the chip to
> whatever electronics you want to read from and/or
> write to the neurons) since at least '99.
>
> --- Mike Lorrey <mlorrey at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > This story is nothing new. Neurons have been getting
> > grown on chips for
> > a number of years now.
> >
> > --- Patrick M Young <patrick at bung.demon.co.uk>
> > wrote:
> > > My apologies.
> > >
> > > I bought the paper & read it.
> > >
> > > I got the impression that it extends previous
> > work, albeit
> > > incrementally.
> > >
> > > However, it also demonstrated potentiation of
> > synapses by electronics
> > > is
> > > possible. Synaptic modulation. Electronics that
> > learn!
> > >
> > > I may not be completely au fait with this area but
> > that struck me as
> > > an
> > > incredibly significant detail.
> > >
> > > I would be proud to have achieved this & be
> > published.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Adrian Tymes" <wingcat at pacbell.net>
> > > To: "ExI chat list"
> > <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 6:41 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Nerve cells grown on a
> > microchip
> > > communicatewiththe brain
> > >
> > >
> > > > --- Patrick M Young <patrick at bung.demon.co.uk>
> > wrote:
> > > > > This is obviously the Toad of Toad Hall
> > approach to
> > > > > scientific comment.
> > > > >
> > > > > Your winding us up ... right?
> > > >
> > > > No, just grumbling about the potential
> > deleterous
> > > > effects of excessive hype, and labelling this as
> > an
> > > > example of excessive hype.
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