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MIT: Nanotech repairs brain damage in hamsters | Anchorscience LLC — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:34:18 +0000

[...] From Live Science, a summary of a recent paper in PNAS: “Scientists partially restored the vision in blinded hamsters by plugging gaps in their injured brains with a synthetic substance that allowed brain cells to reconnect with one another, a new study reports. “If it can be applied to humans, the microscopic material could one day [...] more [...]

By: Brandon Penney

Brandon Penney — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 18:40:28 +0000

I agree w/ Adrians statement. But that’s just a start. Imagine combining this process with Resprcytes or a type of nano tech that can utilize a chemical code to target specific area’s of the brain. If we can discover how information is converted in the electrical stumuls (learning) via the Hippacampus then basically we can learn by a shot, drink, or enhance are current ability to do such. Perhaps it can be used to increase the size of the Cerebral Cortex.

Thus far experiments’ have shown with Carbon Nano Fiber’s that can be geared to target the chemical code of various types of cancer. Once attached to the cancer cell they nano tubes’ heat up. Which results in the destruction of the cancer cell.

Exciting times are ahead concerning Nano Tech.

By: Gabriel Cruz

Gabriel Cruz — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:27:01 +0000

Wow its amazing. In a no longer future we could keep our brain working for many time than now. Ous life expectation might be maximized.

By: James Lynch

James Lynch — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 05:45:15 +0000

Maybe this method can be used to “grow” new neural pathways for expanding controls and senses rather than interpreting existing signaling. Optical interfacing would be awesome, much better than HUDs. Diabetics could monitor insulin levels in real-time without repetitive intrusive devices.

Personally I would love a fully embedded PC, even a simple one.

Of course nothing in the article even hints of those applications but they will someday be within our reach.

By: Adrian Wilkins

Adrian Wilkins — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:49:18 +0000

I saw this on the BBC news and thought “That’s good”.

In _this_ context though, my first thought was “maybe it’ll help graft cybernetic congnitive enhancement devices into the brain.”

Amazing what a switch of website will do for your perceptions…