Re: Uploading and Nanotech

=- deluxe -= (jeff@ultraviolet.com)
Mon, 20 Apr 1998 10:57:39 -0700


Is there anyway that we can learn from SpreadSpectrum technology to make
out a single voice in the crowd?

-= deluxe =-

Anders Sandberg wrote:

> =- deluxe -= <jeff@ultraviolet.com> writes:
>
> > Bare in mind, that I know very little about neuro-physiology. Is there
> > some type of electromagnetic signature emitted during the neurological
> > event?
>
> Yes, it is possible to track fairly quick phenomena using their
> magnetic signatures; a current will produce a dipole field which can
> be detected. But while this has a good time resolution (quick changes
> can be seen) the spatial resolution is not very good (centimeters, the
> concerted action of millions of cells). The problem is that the brain
> is like an immense crowd of talking people, individual voices get lost
> in the noise.
>
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