The past 2 days, post-exams, were spent on finding more about MMIs. I asked Zhang Xin, Vinayak and Alberto about what their groups are doing regarding the problem. Zhang Xin said that not much progress has been done in her group, although they also decided to divide the group into BCI and NP respectively to manage things easily. Vinayak did not elaborate on his group's updates. Wonder what's so secretive? Alberto elucidated a lot about his group findings. As the problem statement expects us to come up with a novel NP device at the end of the day, Alberto said that about 6 people in his group are researching on different NP devices - liver, kidney, eye, ear, ...His approach to NP is that the NP devices act as substitute for the actual nerves. When the nerves no longer function to handle an organ, the NP devices simulate that function. They might not necessarily direct the nerves to activate. They can actually work for the neurons. Alberto is focusing on BCI though.
Today, i searched PubMed to retrieve articles on the latest work in the BCI area. A paper in Stroke journal has a small review on the latest BMIs and BCIs. I have to read that one. Also, i borrowed some books and journal articles from the library to know more about PBL. Wish to read up on PBL over the weekend. I might start working on the ppt on monday.
