Hippocampus slice grafted onto silicon chip

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/06/060602172512.htm

 

So the burning question is... how long until we fully reverse engineer the brain?

[Dak]

Yonks. it's rather complicated.

 

Although, pertinent to any question asking for comments on the future state of technology, i'd point out that 20 years ago people thought we'd now be driving flying cars, hopping to the moon for holidays, and for some reason be wearing clothes made out of tin-foil, but no-one guessed we'd develope the travelleresque internet, or even be possesed of the technology neccesary to make the star-treck-esque automatic doors.

 

Who can tell.