What they may also not have mentioned was that, prior to the mice being injected with the retrovirus that used blue light sensitive genes to alter their eyes, they were previously blind (as is genetically common with lab mice). So it's also basically a potential cure for blindness, or potentially a way to allow humans to see other forms of light if genes are discovered that are sensitive to say, infrared or ultraviolet spectra. #neuroscience
I tried to resist for a long time, but have now accepted that as soon as the second round of cortical implants are available I'll be first in line.
Why second, you might ask? Well, first of all, they're gonna be fucking expensive. An iPhone cost roughly the GNP of Egypt when it first came out; imagine what a shunt in your skull that will stream the internet directly to your brain will be worth.
Secondly, I don't need to be dealing with first-gen bugs in my wetware. Algae cultures pourin' out of your eye sockets and what-not. #neuroscience
One of the researchers working on this gave a lecture at my school. It was both interesting and unnerving (no pun intended) watching a mouse begin to run in circles at the flip of a switch. #neuroscience
A post yesterday was about an artificial arm that could both receive orders from the brain and send feedback back to it... So presumably there are other ways of doing this?
This is still so awesome, though. Of course, changing the genetic structure of neurons seems a bit scary, too... I wonder if there'd be a way to build a sort of "adapter," which would be built separately from your body, and would include (artificially-grown) genetically augmented neurons that would respond to light signals from electronic devices, and could be "grown into" your nervous system, without changing neurons you already have? #neuroscience
@ParryLost: Nah, that arm was hooked up to the nerves in his arm, not directly to his brain at all. There is a big difference in the difficulties involved, though both are awesome. #neuroscience
Actualy, most people lie about stuff because they already feel someone is owed to them, or they think they need to "counter" other lies, by telling one themselves.
Its normal far more complex then "me want X so I lie to get it cheaper"
The other factor to take into account is everyone tends to think everyone else is more stupid them themselves.
@WindowlickinDaywalker: I wasn't, but now that I re-read it, that chunk I pasted sounds pretty stupid when taken out of context. I've discussed what I mean in a couple huge posts around here, mine and tetracycloide's
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Why second, you might ask? Well, first of all, they're gonna be fucking expensive. An iPhone cost roughly the GNP of Egypt when it first came out; imagine what a shunt in your skull that will stream the internet directly to your brain will be worth.
Secondly, I don't need to be dealing with first-gen bugs in my wetware. Algae cultures pourin' out of your eye sockets and what-not. #neuroscience
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Tough one can always hope... Gost in the Shell here I come! #neuroscience
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Not true. Just yesterday I saw a recent piece on a two-way artificial hand and it doesn't use optogenetics. Watch the video. #neuroscience
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[io9.com] #neuroscience
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This is still so awesome, though. Of course, changing the genetic structure of neurons seems a bit scary, too... I wonder if there'd be a way to build a sort of "adapter," which would be built separately from your body, and would include (artificially-grown) genetically augmented neurons that would respond to light signals from electronic devices, and could be "grown into" your nervous system, without changing neurons you already have? #neuroscience
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very bad illustration. #neuroscience
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Oh, and prosthetics that can feel, yeah! (as I secretly think "xxx furry juggies") #neuroscience
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Its normal far more complex then "me want X so I lie to get it cheaper"
The other factor to take into account is everyone tends to think everyone else is more stupid them themselves.
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And it looks like some enterprising defense attorneys have already tried using the fMRI as a lie detection test in CA:
[www.wired.com]
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