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Soon You Could “Upload” Knowledge To Your Brain

In The Matrix, Neo learns kung fu in mere seconds, if learn is even the right words for it. The information is simply “uploaded” to his brain – and presto, years of study are condensed. This kind of brain manipulation is still many years off, but researchers from HRL Laboratories say they have found a way to manipulate the brain to greatly amplify learning. They believe this is the first step instant learning à la Matrix.

To achieve this impressive feat, the team at California-bases HRL studied the electrical signals in the brain of a trained pilot. Next, they applied the acquired data by electrical brain signal manipulation to the brains of subjects learning to fly.

According to the study, subjects who underwent the procedure, learnt to fly a plane 33 percent faster than the placebo group.