Ryohei Kanzaki, a professor at Tokyo University's Research Centre for Advanced Science and Technology, has studied insect brains for three decades and become a pioneer in the field of insect-machine hybrids.
His original and ultimate goal is to understand human brains and restore connections damaged by diseases and accidents -- but to get there he has taken a very close look at insects' "micro-brains".
Japanese researchers trying to make artificial insect brains
Posted on Tuesday, July 21 2009 @ 0:42 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Japanese researchers are trying to rebuild the brains of insects and program them for specific tasks. More info at PhysOrg.