Robo-plasticity: Brain Neurons Mimicked In Silicon

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 10:50 in Biology & Nature

A computer that can learn?  There hasn't been meaningful improvement in robotics in 40 years and no AI improvements in 25, just faster chips doing things the old way, but researchers may have gotten a little closer with a a computer chip that mimics how the brain's neurons adapt in response to new information. This plasticity underlies many brain functions, including learning and memory. read more

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