‘Organismic Learning’ Mimics Some Aspects of Human Thought
Channel: Purdue Engineering
Date: 14/08/2017

A new computing technology called “organismoids” mimics some aspects of human thought by learning how to forget unimportant memories while retaining more vital ones.  Central to the research is a ceramic “quantum material” called samarium nickelate, which was used to create devices being called "organismoids."

Read more about this research: http://bit.ly/organismoid

This is a multi-institution research project.  Purdue's research team includes: 
- Kaushik Roy, Purdue University’s Edward G. Tiedemann Jr. Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Shriram Ramanathan, Professor of Materials Engineering. 
- Fan Zuo, Post-doctoral Research Assistant, School of Materials 
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- Priyadarshini Panda, Graduate Student, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering


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