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posted by janrinok on Friday February 09 2018, @01:33AM   Printer-friendly
from the I've-forgotten-the-dept dept.

An experimental and invasive brain implant tested in people with epilepsy has been found to boost memory:

Scientists have developed a brain implant that noticeably boosted memory in its first serious test run, perhaps offering a promising new strategy to treat dementia, traumatic brain injuries and other conditions that damage memory.

The device works like a pacemaker, sending electrical pulses to aid the brain when it is struggling to store new information, but remaining quiet when it senses that the brain is functioning well.

In the test, reported Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications [open, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02753-0] [DX], the device improved word recall by 15 percent — roughly the amount that Alzheimer's disease steals over two and half years.

There's also an AI/machine learning angle.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by unauthorized on Friday February 09 2018, @02:10PM

    by unauthorized (3776) on Friday February 09 2018, @02:10PM (#635501)

    Well, they did. Thanks a lot asshole!

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