Honest to god, I am not making this up LOL  It was in the tech section of
MSNBC News:

By Charles Q. Choi
TechNews Daily

Scientists says feline smarts are good model for supercomputers


"Scientists are looking to the brain cells in a cat -- sorry, dog lovers -- to
see if they can be mimicked to allow computers to more closely learn and
recognize information like humans do."

"Electronic devices that mimic how brain cells in a cat work could allow
computers to one day learn and recognize information more like humans do. Such
brain-like devices might accomplish more complex decisions and perform more
tasks simultaneously than conventional computers are capable of, researchers
added."

"We are building a computer in the same way that nature builds a brain," said
researcher Wei Lu, a computer engineer at the University of Michigan. "

Read the whole article here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36605027/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/

I wonder if this computer will react to can openers haha

Take care,
Janis

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