From: mauah@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Mr I D Bygrave)
Subject: Re: SCI: Direct Neural-Electronic Interfacing
Date: 11 Dec 1992 10:29:37 -0000
Organization: Computing Services, University of Warwick, UK


In article <1992Dec11.053831.1167@u.washington.edu> AKOSSOWSKY@TURBO.kean.edu (Andy Kossowsky) writes:
>
>You give technology too much credit. I can certainly see
>how nanotech could facilitate the BUILDING of a Direct Neural Interface,
>but only after someone DESIGNS one.  Researchers know so little
>about the actually workings of the brain's neural network, so even
>if nanotech sprang into existance fully developed tomorrow, we
>wouldn't know what the heck to tell the little 'nanites' to do in there!
>
>ApK
Certainly if nanotech were to magically 'appear' overnight we couldn't make
full use of it. But it isn't going to do that, and in the time it takes to 
develope these capabilities, we can start thinking about some good ways to
use them once they do arrive.
For a better discusion of these ideas, take a look at sci.nanotech.

-Ian D. Bygrave Undergradate Computer Science at University of Warwick, UK
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