In this issue, youâll hear how researchers can investigate the source of emotions, memory, and consciousness for the first time. Youâll learn how better research tools and new insights into the genetics of brain disorders could revive the moribund effort to improve treatments. Youâll hear how a better understanding of the complex systems the brain uses to relay information could lead to massive breakthroughs in memory and computing. Youâll learn about a remarkable experiment where a paralyzed woman used her mind to control a robotic arm. And youâll hear how Gabriel Kreimanâs single-neuron measurements of unconscious decision-making could someday point to ways we can learn to control ourselves.
Audible Technology Review, July 2014 - Technology Review
In this issue, youâll hear how researchers can investigate the source of emotions, memory, and consciousness for the first time. Youâll learn how better research tools and new insights into the genetics of brain disorders could revive the moribund effort to improve treatments. Youâll hear how a better understanding of the complex systems the brain uses to relay information could lead to massive breakthroughs in memory and computing. Youâll learn about a remarkable experiment where a paralyzed woman used her mind to control a robotic arm. And youâll hear how Gabriel Kreimanâs single-neuron measurements of unconscious decision-making could someday point to ways we can learn to control ourselves.