What Sci-Fi books involve "uploading" knowledge directly to the brain?

Question

I'm looking for specific books that discuss the possibility of using computers/technology to upload knowledge of some sort (e.g. "how to fly a plane" or "how to speek Greek") into a relatively normal human brain. I am NOT looking for situations like in The Matrix where the human brain has to have been adapted since infancy with built-in mechanical parts in order to recieve these programs.

I prefer "hard" sci-fi that tries to have some kind of logical discussion of the phenomena, but I'm open to any suggestions

Answer 1

William Gibson - Cyberpunk genre

started in the 1970's writing about downloading programs into the human brain: see the link for a quick update; then search the "Primary exponents of the cyberpunk field include William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Pat Cadigan, Rudy Rucker and John Shirley. "

Answer 2

Some of the characters in the "Dune" stories can do that. There are guys called cogiters and psymechs who are disembodied brains and can load data into their minds. There's other guys called mentats that have minds like computers that probably can.

Answer 3

Transmetropolitan.
I-Pollen, Information Pollen
An inhaled method of passing information. Banned due to fact that it "built up in your synapse gaps, brought on an Alzheimer's-like effect."
type: informational agent
form: dust (inhaled )
comic: Transmetropolitan #9

Liquid Holy Thoughts
Religious drug fed directly to the brain.
type: ??
form: liquid (intracranial)
comic: Transmetropolitan #6

Answer 4

Well there is frequence implanting waves whish transfer knowledge to your brain creating new neurons in your brain and programing them to know things.
Also some demons posesse the power of knowledge and if you sume them on to you you can use their knowledge for your personal gain the way Salamon did it whith sigils.

Answer 5

C.J. Cherryh... Cyteen

Answer 6

Peter F Hamilton's stuff has something like that.