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Saturday, April 28, 2012

self-solving problems

the bionic limb is out of reach? i think that these guys have been going about things the wrong way. the base assumption is that the brain sends out certain signals to perform each movement, but if we consider the dynamic nature of memory, it's more likely that the signals that are sent are recalibrated at every turn by the neural feedback from the limb.

i don't think we're capable of figuring out what signals need to be read, but i do think our brains are capable of synchronizing (more-or-less) in real-time and without our understanding. the limb controller's interface could be plugged into petri-dish grown cells and all the controller would have to worry about is sending appropriate sensory data back to the body; the body's nervous system would figure out which "buttons" to push by trial and error.

even natural, organic limbs take a while to figure out. results might take several months of work, but i'm pretty sure that it's a feasible solution. at least there are currently people attaching prosthetics to nerves. it's a start.

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