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Prompt:Science Summary

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory plans on developing an implantable neural device, specifically for the purpose of restoring memory, after being funded $2.5 million (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) by The Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The research for this project is based off the functions of one's memory (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), such as retrieving, storing and understanding information. This project will benefit those who suffer forgetting (Boyd, 182) information that was once remembered. This includes individuals who are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (Boyd, 190), Traumatic Brain Injury, and epilepsy. The device will be wireless and inserted into the hippocampal region (Boyd, 186), since these parts of the brain are associated with memory. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's collaborators, including UCLA and Medtronic, hope to achieve this device, after conducting further research, by 2017 (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory). The basics of this research supports the textbook's understanding of memory loss and the function of neurons. Personally, I would hope this research experiment is successful since I personally have a loved one who suffers from dementia (Boyd, 190). However, finding patients willing to have the finalized neural device implanted into their brain without being sure of the outcome seems unrealistic and risky. Alternative testing would be necessary before the insertion of the device into a human's brain.

References: DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. "DARPA taps Lawrence Livermore to develop world's first neural device to restore memory." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 10 July 2014. .

Wood, Samuel E., Ellen R. Green. Wood, and Denise Roberts. Boyd. // Mastering the World of Psychology //. Fourth ed. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2011. Print.

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