Neuroengineering the future virtual minds and the creation of immortality

Describing how the brain works, this book includes an overview of the architecture of the brain. It examines the neural technologies, including devices that read from the brain, and devices that can write information into the brain.

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Main Author: Katz, Bruce F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hingham, MA Infinity Science Press 2008
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 |a pt.1. Foundational Material -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The brain as designed by evolution: functional neuroanatomy -- 3. The brain as deisgned by evolution: low- and high-level cognition -- 4. A framework for consciousness and its role in neuroengineeing -- 5. Personal identity -- pt.2. Neural Engineering: The State of the Art -- 6. Brain machine interface: principles, issues, and examples -- 7. Stimulating the brain -- 8. Near-term trends -- pt.3. The Future of Neuroengineering -- 9. From thinking caps to eureka caps -- 10. Happy on demand -- 11. Uploading the soul: prospects and mechanisms -- 12. The mind, unbound 
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