The researchers say that, because the hippocampus can be seen as a series of similar circuits that work in parallel, it should be possible to bypass the damaged area.

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Fota maintains that it is continuing with plans to appoint an administrator for its series and that a review of circuits and potential new entrants is in full swing.

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"One of the key pillars of this project is not just about putting together a racing team -- it's about introducing motorsport to West Africa and that means we have to create circuits, we have to create series and, most importantly, we have to create drivers, " says Sam Collins, NRE's lead driver.

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Once this is done, a series of chemical processes, some of which require high temperatures, are used to etch microscopic electrical circuits on to the chip's surface.

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