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Advances in brain research and the future of artificially assisted neural functions

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In this paper, I give a brief explanation of how the brain works, and present my ideas about how experts on artificial life and robotics can contribute to brain science.

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Correspondence to Masanori Otsuka.

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Otsuka, M. Advances in brain research and the future of artificially assisted neural functions. Artificial Life and Robotics 2, 53–55 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02471154

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