Transcript Pentagon Spurs New Work on a Brain Implant to Aid

Pentagon Spurs New
Work on a Brain
Implant to Aid
Memory Problems
Arkansas Business Education Association Annual Meeting
Dr. Paula Ruby
Dr. Ralph Ruby
Arkansas State University
July 29-30, 2014
Pentagon: Brain Implant to Aid
Memory Problems
This drawing depicts an implantable neural device
that could record and stimulate neurons within the
brain to help restore memory. The Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency is funding development of
the device. (Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory)
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Teams of Scientists…
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced this
week that it has contracted with UCLA and the University of
Pennsylvania to lead a four-year effort to develop such a device.
Teams of scientists from the two institutions will be aided by neural
technology experts at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, and by a
pair of giants in the design and manufacture of brain-stimulating
devices, Medtronic Inc. and Neuropace Inc.
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Los Angeles Times, July 9, 2014
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http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-gut-microbiomehealth-20140709-story.html
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