کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3096430 1190927 2012 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Quantum Computing: A Prime Modality in Neurosurgery's Future
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی عصب شناسی
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Quantum Computing: A Prime Modality in Neurosurgery's Future
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveWith each significant development in the field of neurosurgery, our dependence on computers, small and large, has continuously increased. From something as mundane as bipolar cautery to sophisticated intraoperative navigation with real-time magnetic resonance imaging–assisted surgical guidance, both technologies, however simple or complex, require computational processing power to function. The next frontier for neurosurgery involves developing a greater understanding of the brain and furthering our capabilities as surgeons to directly affect brain circuitry and function.MethodsThis has come in the form of implantable devices that can electronically and nondestructively influence the cortex and nuclei with the purpose of restoring neuronal function and improving quality of life.ResultsWe are now transitioning from devices that are turned on and left alone, such as vagus nerve stimulators and deep brain stimulators, to “smart” devices that can listen and react to the body as the situation may dictate.ConclusionThe development of quantum computers and their potential to be thousands, if not millions, of times faster than current “classical” computers, will significantly affect the neurosciences, especially the field of neurorehabilitation and neuromodulation. Quantum computers may advance our understanding of the neural code and, in turn, better develop and program implantable neural devices. When quantum computers reach the point where we can actually implant such devices in patients, the possibilities of what can be done to interface and restore neural function will be limitless.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: World Neurosurgery - Volume 78, Issue 5, November 2012, Pages 404–408
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