Scientific American publishes special editions of their magazine where they collect a bunch of essays around a common theme. These issues are standard reading for true geeks. Recently they published an issue called Secrets of the Senses. This was a collection of essays detailing the latest understanding science has on how all the human senses work. Essentially, it’s all about reverse engineering how the brain and nervous system work. You can probably guess where I’m going with this, that’s right, this info is all about how to build better robots.
An article of particular interest was Neuromorphic Microchips by Kwabena Boahen. He is working on leading edge research learning how to build microchips that mimic the eye’s nerve system. You can read an older article about his work here.
Bioengineering professor hopes to mimic the brain on a chip
