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05.04.2018

American scientists conducted an experiment to create a memory prosthesis. It will become a panacea for patients with neurodegenerative diseases.

The problem of low-quality memory is very serious for a modern person. American neurophysiologists have developed a special implant that will help improve memory. Last month, tests of this device ended, which were successful and contributed to improving the memory of the subjects by 15%.

This work was carried out by a group of scientists from the University of Southern California (USA) and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The device is expected to help improve memory efficiency by up to 40%.

Experts note that the main attention was paid to short-term memory, because it is she who primarily suffers from Alzheimer's disease, stroke and various head injuries. For the tests, volunteers were selected, to whose brain a device was connected that affects the neurons of the hippocampus, which is responsible for episodic memory. It is known that the memory prosthesis is based on a non-linear mathematical model of MIMO (multi-stream data transfer).

After testing the memory prosthesis, it became clear that it could improve the quality of life of a significant number of patients. When it will become available to a wide number of patients is still unknown.

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