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Functioning Synapse Created Using Carbon Nanotubes [link]

2 Post author: Dreaded_Anomaly 23 April 2011 11:10PM

Functioning Synapse Created Using Carbon Nanotubes: Devices Might Be Used in Brain Prostheses or Synthetic Brains (article @ ScienceDaily)

Engineering researchers the University of Southern California have made a significant breakthrough in the use of nanotechnologies for the construction of a synthetic brain. They have built a carbon nanotube synapse circuit whose behavior in tests reproduces the function of a neuron, the building block of the brain.

A very promising development for both human and artificial intelligence research.

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Comment author: falenas108 24 April 2011 12:50:12AM 0 points [-]

And against the argument for a separate consciousness, if humans can be perfectly replicated.