Stock ImageScientists in China have developed a memristor-based computing chip capable of reconstructing highly detailed 3D models of the brain in under 10 milliseconds, a speed comparable to the pace of biological brain activity. The breakthrough could significantly accelerate applications such as brain-computer interfaces, surgical navigation, and digital brain modeling. Neural dynamical systems combine artificial neural networks with mathematical models to simulate how complex systems evolve over time. The new chip eliminates much of this bottleneck by performing computations directly where the data is stored. In testing, the chip completed neural dynamics calculations between 3.82 and 36.27 times faster than leading application-specific integrated circuits while consuming up to 24.73 times less power.