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US military experts are attempting to create an army of super-human
soldiers who will be more intelligent and deadly thanks to a microchip implanted
in their brains.
Scientists believe the implant will vastly improve the memory of troops so
that they can recall every detail of their training and become more effective
fighters.
Researchers at the University of Southern California's bio-engineering department
have created the chip, which acts in exactly the same way as the hippocampus
- the part of the brain that deals with memory.
In experiments, the team removed that section of the brain of dead rats and
inserted the chip in its place. The implant sent exactly the same electronic
signals as the real thing.
The next stage of the project is to test the implant on live animals. If this
work proves to be as successful, experiments could one day be carried out on
soldiers.
