A list of the advances in bionics:
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14256-do-we-have-the-technology-to-build-a-bionic-human.html
One short-sighted statement, though (especially considering we have already reproduced a few dozen regions of the brain on computers):
"The brain's complexity makes it doubtful we will ever recreate it. But some of its functions, and those of other parts of the nervous system can already be replaced by electronics."
I wouldn't want to bet against our ever recreating it; in fact, I'd bet real money we'll recreate a human brain by 2030, perhaps even 2025.
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