The Speculative Neuroscience of the Future Human Brain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20248952 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Dielenberg (Freelance Neuroscientist, 15 Parry Street, Cooks Hill, NSW, 2300, Australia), Robert A Dielenberg (0000-0001-6621-9994, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 209-252 |
| Publication date | 2013-05-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0787 • E-ISSN: 2076-0787 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/h2020209 |
| OpenAlex | W1963733298 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 241 |
The hallmark of our species is our ability to hybridize symbolic thinking with behavioral output. We began with the symmetrical hand axe around 1.7 mya and have progressed, slowly at first, then with greater rapidity, to producing increasingly more complex hybridized products. We now live in the age where our drive to hybridize has pushed us to the brink of a neuroscientific revolution, where for the first time we are in a position to willfully alter the brain and hence, our behavior and evolution. Nootropics, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), deep brain stimulation (DBS) and invasive brain mind interface (BMI) technology are allowing humans to treat previously inaccessible diseases as well as open up potential vistas for cognitive enhancement. In the future, the possibility exists for humans to hybridize with BMIs and mobile architectures. The notion of self is becoming increasingly extended. All of this to say: are we in control of our brains, or are they in control of us
Brain stimulation · Cognition · Cognitive science · Stimulation · Transcranial magnetic stimulation · Cognitive Neuroscience · EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces · Neurological disorders and treatments · Neuroscience · Psychology · Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
Natural-Born Cyborgs
Supersizing the Mind
Abnormal Behavior Associated with a Point Mutation in the Structural Gene for Monoamine Oxidase A
A forkhead-domain gene is mutated in a severe speech and language disorder
Newly-acquired pre-cultural behavior of the natural troop of Japanese monkeys on Koshima islet
The evolutionary neuroscience of tool making
Role of Genotype in the Cycle of Violence in Maltreated Children
The Behaviour of Free-living Chimpanzees in the Gombe Stream Reserve
Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids
Teaching Sign Language to a Chimpanzee
Rubber hands ‘feel’ touch that eyes see
First Person Experience of Body Transfer in Virtual Reality
Does the chimpanzee have a theory of mind? 30 years later
Molecular evolution of Foxp2, a gene involved in speech and language
The Worldwide Prevalence of ADHD
Causal knowledge and imitation/emulation switching in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and children (Homo sapiens)
Cooperative hunting in wild chimpanzees
The Extended Mind
Human Genetic Enhancements
The earliest evidence of ocean navigation
The responses of bonobos (Pan paniscus) to their mirror images
Tool Use by Chimpanzees at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda
What Is It Like to Be a Bat
The Human Condition
Effects of subliminal priming of self and God on self-attribution of authorship for events
Brain Size, Cranial Morphology, Climate, and Time Machines [and Comments and Reply]
Middle Pleistocene Beads and Symbolism
The Edge
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |