Neuro-Electronic Interfaces
The topics that we have discussed so far are well on their way to actual utilization or have (in some cases) actually been used. In this section we go a bit farther, to discuss one of the visionary aims of nanotechnology. This involves neuro-electronic interfaces—the idea of constructing nanodevices that will permit computers to be joined and linked to the nervous system.
The construction of a neuro-electronic interface simply requires the building of a molecular structure that will permit control and detection of nerve impulses by an external computer. The challenge is a combination of computational nanotechnology and bionanotechnology. The nerves in the body convey messages by permitting electrical currents (due ...
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