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Deep brain implants show bionic vision promise
"...phosphenes can be produced by stimulating the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) – an area deep in the centre of the brain that relays visual signals from the retina to the cortex." SoundsA Brain Chip to Control Paralyzed Limbs
"Scientists are now building a device that records brain signals and transmits them to paralyzed muscles ... In the prosthetic system [...] a brain chip records neural signals from the part of thThis Is a Computer on Your Brain
DARPA-funded research develops a machine to help boost the human brain's visual processing ability by ten times. Could be handy for the people employed to check social-network images for dodgy contentResearchers get neurons and silicon talking
NACHIP's core achievement was to develop a working interface between the living tissue of individual neurons and the inorganic compounds of silicon chips.Luke Skywalker Robotic Arm in Action
Video and article on an amazing robotic human arm that is now in testing stages. This prosthetic cybernetic arm was inspired by the robotic arm used by Luke Skywalker in Star Wars.Moolf - Incredible Animal Prosthetics
Incredible animal prosthetics. Tonka, a Bay Area Turtle, lost mobility after her legs were bitten by a dog, so Peninsula Humane Society workers fitted the three-legged tortoise with a set of toyTop Ten Cybernetic Upgrades Everyone Will Want
"Transhumanists are philosophers who believe that one day, cybernetic upgrades will be so powerful, elegant, and inexpensive that everyone will want them." The hard sf fan's ultimate wish-liGive 'em a (Working) Hand
"Founded last year, the nonprofit Open Prosthetics Project applies the ethical and intellectual property foundation of open-source software to the task of building better artificial limbs."The College of Dental Technologists of Ontario
The mission of the College of Dental Technologists of Ontario is "to serve and protect the public interest, by providing leadership and setting quality standards through Technologists of Ontario
