[Tyler]

Silicon Brains
         

Stanford and other researchers are creating neuromorphic chips that can mimic the cortex, the hippocampus, and the retina.

The objective is to better comprehend the brain and, eventually, design neural prosthetics, such as an artificial retina....
      

http://www.kurzweilai.net/news/frame.html?main=news_single.html?id%3D6795