Bionic Boom: The Miraculous Mechanical Body Parts That Are Being Made In The Lab

Researchers are beginning to understand how to wire silicon chips to the brain, with the prospect of artificial implants that can restore lost function. At the University of Southern California, Professor Theodore Berger's team has shown that it is possible for a silicon chip to "talk to" a mammalian brain. In other words, it might eventually be possible to replace damaged areas with a microprocessor implant that could receive and process signals. Ultimately this could "repair" brains in people who have Alzheimer's disease or who have other damage.