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neurochip

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neurochip [ˈnjʊərəʊˌtʃɪp]
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a semiconductor chip designed for use in an electronic neural network Also called neural chip


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GeneLogic spin-off MetriGenix partnered with Neuralstem to develop and market stem cell based neurochips .
Though incapable of any sort of calculations or other tasks normally associated with computer chips, the neurochip should give researchers a better understanding of how neural networks grow and adapt.
Then the scientists plan to record communication among the selected nerve cells, and perhaps even put the neurochip into an animal's nervous system so that the "wired" cells establish connections with the intact brain.
 
 
 
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