Scientists have created an artificial memory
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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In Melbourne, a group of scientists from the Institute of Technology made a real breakthrough in medicine, creating electronics that can imitate the work of the brain, namely the ability to store and process information and recreate a long-term memory. The new device is a link in the artificial memory, which can help to better know the principle of the brain. The dimensions of the electronic device are 10,000 times thinner than the hair and the developers themselves described their invention as a significant breakthrough in the field of medical technology.
Created by scientists, electronic memory can store in a single link a larger digital volume. If you compare artificial memory with a conventional switch, then the electronic device also has an on / off function.
The author of the research project noted that the artificial memory created by them 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 can be useful in developing methods for treating such serious diseases as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's.
Studies on the development of methods for treatment of severe brain disorders have two main problems. First of all, it is rather difficult for scientists to understand the processes occurring inside the living brain, and the consequences from experiments on living things can be deplorable. But if you transfer the disease to an artificial model of the brain, the research will be much easier and more accessible to scientists.
In addition, the research team expressed the hope that their development, in addition to medicine, will have an impact on the development of automated technical systems (robotics).
Modern computer systems, when information arrives, first translate it into digital form, and then processed, and in the human brain information processing occurs immediately. According to scientists, the creation of artificial neural networks, built into the basis of artificial intelligence, can equalize the capabilities of the computer system and the brain.
One can also mention another interesting work of scientists who were able to increase the effectiveness of cancer vaccines. Specialists used silicone nanoparticles, in which molecules were placed that destroy cancer cells. As shown by studies in laboratory animals, this principle allows to slow down the development of the tumor after only one injection.
Thanks to nanoparticles, the release of molecules takes a long 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 immune response of the body to the tumor.
Now there are vaccines against cancer, but there was no perfect drug delivery system, now, thanks to nanoparticles, it will be possible to use cancer vaccines to prevent the development of the tumor to the fullest. In addition, the new drug delivery system is able to change the microenvironment of the tumor, which will allow for more effective treatment.
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