Minds and Machines : A Conversation with Miguel Nicolelis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, Howard.

Series:

Ideas Roadshow Conversations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brain-computer interfaces.

Nicolelis, Miguel A. L.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (54 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Ideas Roadshow Conversations

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Open Agenda Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Miguel Nicolelis, Professor of Neurobiology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Biomedical Engineering, Psychology and Neuroscience and Orthopaedic Surgery and Co-Director of the Center for Neuroengineering at Duke University. This thought-provoking conversation dives into Miguel Nicolelis' extensive and important research for over 20 years now and how he has been blurring the line between science fiction and science fact, developing increasingly sophisticated ways of harnessing the thoughts of rats, monkeys and humans to drive mechanical devices in the rapidly emerging field of brain-machine interfaces. As he continues to explore how best to apply this fascinating technology to liberate paralysis victims and Parkinson's sufferers from their neurological constraints, Nicolelis remains focused on challenging conventional wisdom of what the brain is and how it works, consistently probing the evolving frontier between body and mind.This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, From Science Fiction to Science Fact, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter. Howard Burton was the Founding Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy. This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to provide a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks.

Contents:

Intro

A Note on the Text

Introduction

The Conversation

I. Revolutionary Rumblings

II. Plowing Ahead

III. Interface

IV. Against Reductionism

V. Incarnating Our Surroundings

VI. Imposing Representations

VII. Distributed vs. Local

VIII. Technological Applications

IX. Getting Metaphysical

X. Final Questions

Continuing the Conversation.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781771700788

1771700785

OCLC:

1250073829