Brain to brain communication, memristors... the rise of intelligent machines?
Event details
| Date | 08.07.2011 |
| Hour | 12:00 |
| Speaker | Robert Sobot, University of Western Ontario |
| Location |
INF 328
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
At the beginning of the 21st century, we are heading into a new technological revolution. This time, convergence of nanotechnologies and neuroscience is set to lead the next wave of technology, which is expected to influence our lives more than any of the previous ones. As it already has happened several times throughout the history, the new technology is enabling a quantum leap in our scientific advance.
A full century was needed for all important bits and pieces required for the information technology to come together. In this talk some of the most important technological milestones in the microchip development are summarized. Looking ahead, the current research opportunities in the field of neuroscience, more specifically biochip and brain to machine interface, are reviewed in respect to nanotechnology. Direct brain to brain communication seems to be out of the science fiction domain, but with memristors entering the scene the only questions remaining are: are we there yet and where are we heading?
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- General public
- Free
Contact
- Anil Leblebici