Beyond boundaries
by Miguel Nicolelis · first published 2011
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Draws on ground-breaking brain research to assess the potential of thought-controlled machines, which may enable significant technological advances in areas ranging from health care and manufacturing to global communication and space exploration.
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If you haven't read it yet, you may find Nicolelis' book Beyond Boundaries[1][2] interesting. Or, for his more academic work, see: http://www.nicolelislab.net/ You might also get some mileage out of searching Google Scholar for some relevant terms. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q="computer+brain+interfac...…
on “Ask HN: Where do I learn more about Computer Brain Interfaces” ↗For BCIs: Layman/fantastical: Beyond Boundaries, Miguel Nicolelis Best Overall: Brain-Computer Interfacing, RPN Rao Solid Resource: Brain Computer Interfaces: Principles and Practice, Ed. John Wolpaw For state of the art work you have to read scientific…
on “Ask HN: Best books to get a high-level overview of hard-tech fields?” ↗This feels like evidence pointing to the future Dr. Miguel Nicolelis describes in Beyond Boundaries (how quickly human brains can interpret new inputs) - http://www.beyondboundariesnicolelis.net/wordpress/beyond-bo...
on “Immediate brain plasticity after one hour of brain–computer interface” ↗…anyway, and I try to stretch my boundaries by reading books that span a lot of territory. Even in terms of technical books... I mean, I'm a software guy by trade, but one of the last books I read was Beyond Boundaries[2] by Miguel Nicolelis, which deals with neuroscience and brain/machine interfaces. And lying around here somewhere are some books on nanotechnology, philosophy of mind, artificial life, economics, etc.,…
on “How Do You Find New Problems to Solve or Ideas for Products To Work On?” ↗