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This discussion relates to the synthesis of new and replacement parts for the brain, including using synthetic biomolecular computers. Researchers developed an implantable biomimetic electronic device comprising a computer processor, programs and an interface, and installed it into the hippocampus of a rat, where it appeared to improve its memory. Other researchers are designing supercomputers, which will augment micro/nanocomputers installed in the anatomy to serve to achieve greater levels of cognition. For example, the molecular computer will eventually move into the anatomy to improve the IQ complex: improved visuospatial processing, working memory, and fluid intelligence.
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The columnar hypothesis, framed by Vernon Mountcastle in 1957, holds that the cortex is composed of discrete, modular columns of neurons characterized by a consistent connectivity profile. And although the columnar hypothesis has not yielded a microcircuit that corresponds to the cortical column, or even any genetic basis for its existence, or how to construct a column, it remains highly influential in explaining the cortical processing of information. Mountcastle’s description of the columnar organization has been cited over 1462 times! For a summary of its history, see, The neocortical column, DeFelipe, J., et al. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 26 June 2012.
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Carvalko Jr., J.R. (2020). The Techno Mind. In: Conserving Humanity at the Dawn of Posthuman Technology. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26407-9_21
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