| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JUNE 21, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Computing with Chaos -- Biological neurons and silicon circuits both transmit electrical signals -- While chips in computers perform predictably, neurons can behave chaotically -- By controlling that chaos, Georgia Tech researchers are, for the first time, using neurons to do arithmetic--heralding the possibility of brainlike computers _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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