Scientists have created an artificial memory

In Melbourne, a group of scientists from the Institute of Technology made a real breakthrough in medicine, creating electronics capable of imitating the work of the brain, namely the ability to store and process information and recreate long-term memory. The new device is a link in artificial memory that can help to better understand the principle of the brain. The size of the electronic device is 10 thousand times thinner than a hair and the developers themselves described their invention as a significant breakthrough in the field of medical technology.

The electronic memory created by scientists can store a larger digital volume in one link. If we compare artificial memory with a regular switch, the electronic device also has an on/off function.

The author of the research project noted that the version of artificial memory they created is similar to a power regulator. In fact, the link can process information in real time, completely recreating the work of the human brain. Scientists from the research center noted that the brain they created could be useful in developing treatment methods for such serious diseases as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's.

Research into developing treatments for severe brain disorders has two main problems. First of all, it is quite difficult for scientists to understand the processes occurring inside a living brain, and the consequences of experiments on living beings can be disastrous. But if diseases are transferred to an artificial model of the brain, then conducting research will be much easier and more accessible to scientists.

In addition, the research group expressed hope that their development, in addition to medicine, will also have an impact on the development of automated technical systems (robotics).

Modern computer systems, when receiving information, first convert it into digital form, and then process it, and in the human brain, information processing occurs immediately. According to scientists, the creation of artificial neural networks, which are the basis of artificial intelligence, can equalize the capabilities of a computer system and the brain.

Another interesting work by scientists who were able to increase the effectiveness of anti-cancer vaccines can also be noted. The specialists used silicone nanoparticles into which they placed molecules that destroy cancer cells. As studies on laboratory animals have shown, this principle allows for the slowing down of tumor development after just one injection.

Thanks to nanoparticles, the release of molecules occurs over a long period of time, which contributes to the development of an immune response to cancer. It is worth noting that silicone particles stimulate the production of type 1 interferon, which also improves the body's immune response to the tumor.

There are currently vaccines against cancer, but there was no perfect drug delivery system, now, thanks to nanoparticles, it will be possible to use anti-cancer vaccines to prevent tumor development to the fullest extent. In addition, the new drug delivery system is able to change the tumor microenvironment, which will allow for more effective treatment.

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