A team of US researchers has developed a device that mimics the dynamics of the brain ' s synapses – the connections between neurons that allow for the transfer of information – a development that could potentially change how we approach memory consolidation in artificial systems and lead to a new era of advanced , energy-efficient AI technology .

This new device was developed by a team at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St Louis , led by Professor Shantanu Chakrabartty , and uses quantum tunnelling to create an artificial synapse , providing a much simpler and more energy-efficient connection than previous methods .

The team ' s research , published in Frontiers in Neuroscience , showed that their artificial synapse could mimic some of the dynamics of biological synapses , allowing AI systems to continuously learn new tasks without forgetting old ones .

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