Reverse Engineering the Brain


	Reverse Engineering the Brain

ghiberti

12-1-2007 1:40 PM

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brain, medicine, research, intelligence, simulation, science, technology

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12-4-2007 11:53 AM

SteveJohnSteele

what about skin, eyes, ears ?
how are they going to simulated the input ?

the brain will go mad from sensory deprivation if it doesn't have input

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