Hippocampal prosthesis

Making Memories with a Microchip

Ted Berger is trying to build a microchip that can remember things for us. He teaches biomedical engineering at the University of Southern California, and his goal is to create a device that can take over for the hippocampus of the brain, translating thoughts into long-term memories. But that’s a complicated task. “If they’re not […]

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Saving Memories on a Microchip

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