Interesting news. (Embryo of comp practice, see below).
BTW the following
http://home.ican.net/~arandall/ is also interesting about
comp,
metaphysics and about the *everything* idea. Some on the FOR list argues
Parmenide
could be considered as the father of the "many" idea, and have pointed to
Randall's page.
Bruno
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>Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 13:47:41 +0100
>Subject: World's first brain prosthesis revealed
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>"The world's first brain prosthesis - an artificial hippocampus - is about
>to be tested in California. Unlike devices like cochlear implants, which
>merely stimulate brain activity, this silicon chip implant will perform the
>same processes as the damaged part of the brain it is replacing.
>
>The prosthesis will first be tested on tissue from rats' brains, and then
>on live animals. If all goes well, it will then be tested as a way to help
>people who have suffered brain damage due to stroke, epilepsy or
>Alzheimer's disease."
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>From:
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>http://www.newscientist.com/news/print.jsp?id=ns99993488
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