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Scientists say they’ve developed<\/a> a new “quantum material” that could one day transfer information directly from human brains<\/a> to a computer.<\/p> The research is in early stages, but it invokes ideas like uploading brains to the cloud or hooking people up to a computer to track deep health metrics — concepts that until now existed solely in science fiction.<\/p> The new quantum material, described in research published Wednesday<\/a> in the journal Nature Communications<\/em>, is a “nickelate lattice” that the scientists say could directly translate the brain’s electrochemical signals into electrical activity that could be interpreted by a computer.<\/p> “We can confidently say that this material is a potential pathway to building a computing device that would store and transfer memories,” Purdue University engineer Shriram Ramanathan told ScienceBlog<\/em><\/a>.<\/p> Right now, the new material can only detect the activity of some neurotransmitters — so we can’t yet upload a whole brain or anything like that. But if the tech progresses, the researchers hypothesize that it could be used to detect neurological diseases, or perhaps even store memories.<\/p> “Imagine putting an electronic device in the brain, so that when natural brain functions start deteriorating, a person could still retrieve memories from that device,” Ramanathan said.<\/p> READ MORE:<\/strong> New Quantum Material Could Warn Of Neurological Disease<\/a> [ScienceBlog<\/em>]<\/p> More on brain-computer interface: <\/strong>This Neural Implant Accesses Your Brain Through the Jugular Vein<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Scientists Say New Quantum Material Could “‘Download’ Your Brain”<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Continued here: Computer Brain Scientists say they\u2019ve\u00a0developed a new \u201cquantum material\u201d that could one day transfer information directly from human\u00a0brains to a computer. Continue reading Quantum Interface<\/h2>
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