A positronic brain was a highly advanced computational technology found in Soong-type androids, most famously in Data. (TNG episode: "Datalore")
Technology[]
A positronic brain contained a neural net. The positronic brain required a lot of artificial synapse jumping. The Doctor said this made them "tricky to untangle".
Data's positronic brain contained a phase discriminator. However, it lacked the advanced isolinear chips developed since he was created. (TNG - Assimilation² comic: "Issue 2")
Because positronic brains were closed systems, they were less venerable to corruption. This was a fact that saved Data from having his mind rewritten by the Tigan Edic in 2364. (TNG - The Space Between comic: "History Lesson")
An inter-receptive network was comparable to a simplified positronic brain. (TNG - The Space Between comic: "Strategy")
Medical uses[]
Dr. Julian Bashir implanted Bareil Antos with a positronic matrix to keep him alive after part of his brain stopped functioning. Bareil awoke but said that the sensations he was experiencing did not seem real and seemed like a distant memory. Later, when other parts of Bareil's brain stopped functioning, Bashir chose to let Bareil die rather than replace the rest of his brain with positronic implants. (DS9 episode: "Life Support")
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References[]
External links[]
- Positronic brain article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Positronic brain article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.