Chinese Scientists Develop Brain-Analysis Chip Inspired by Space Research
A whole zebrafish brain can now be photographed at once, but figuring out what all the information means takes too long. It’s like putting together a giant puzzle without a picture.
Chinese Scientists Develop Brain-Analysis Chip Inspired by Space Research: China’s scientists have developed a special chip inspired by the way they study objects far, far away in space. This chip aims to unlock the mysteries of the brain in real time.
It analyzes a lot of brain data very quickly and starts working on it right away
A whole zebrafish brain can now be photographed at once, but figuring out what all the information means takes too long. It’s like putting together a giant puzzle without a picture.
When astronomers study quick bursts of radio waves from space, they also have to analyze a lot of data very quickly.
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They decided to take a page from the playbook of astronomers and design a chip that can handle a massive amount of brain data (like hundreds of movies playing simultaneously) and begin analyzing it immediately.
A study published in a science journal found that it could track up to 100,000 brain cells in zebrafish.
Paralyzed zebrafish were able to swim with the chip, similar to the Neuralink chip.
It could lead to new medical treatments or even new data by helping scientists understand how our brains work in real time.
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