Friday, July 23, 2010

News:Neurons to inspire future computers

The way neurons communicate could inspire the next generation of computers.

Researchers are developing novel computers by mimicking the way that neurons are built and how they talk to each other.

Basing computers around neurons could lead to improvements in visual and audio processing on computers.

It might mean that computers learn to see or to hear in the future rather than just rely on sensors.

As well as building computers, the researchers are also helping to improve understanding of nerve cells and how they operate.

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Personal note: Depending on the way this research is carried out, would this result in computers that are thinking, or are the just 'thunking'?

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