Re: British Telcom funds DALEKS

Marie K Conrad (mkconrad@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU)
Thu, 18 Jul 1996 21:32:54 -0400

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> " SCIENTISTS FORESEE HUMAN MEMORY CHIP IN 30 YEARS "
> > LONDON (Jul 18, 1996 10:29 a.m. EDT) - British scientists said on
> > Thursday they believed a memory chip that can preserve a person's
> > thoughts and experiences would be available in less than 30 years.
> > The "Soul-Catcher" memory chip would be connected to the optical nerve
> > in the eye and would store memory and sensual sensations such as
> > smell, sights and sounds in the form of neuron pulses in the brain
> > that can later be downloaded into a computer.
> >
> > People would then be able to relive their own experiences or their
> > memories could be transferred to another person's brain.

Sorry, Hollywood already did it - see early January's release of
"Strange Days" starring (yumm - being female and subjective here)
Ralph Fiennes. :)
Marie Conrad