基本説明
Describes a number of the foundational areas of cognitive enhancement, with chapters devoted to the following subject areas: use of stem cells, savants, post-traumatic stress disorder, deep-brain stimulation, music and dance, virtual reality, the role of sleep, longevity, drugs, and the brain-computer interface.
Full Description
The Human brain is only 100,000 years old. Yet, this newly evolved organ endows us with unique creative capabilities beyond all other living creatures, including the gift to understand itself. As our very survival and success in life depends on utilizing our brain's power, intense efforts have begun worldwide to understand the brain, reverse-engineer it and even augment its capacity. Towards this end we harness every trick in the book of mathematics, physics, chemistry, pharmacology, biology, psychology, as well as computer science, information sciences, and engineering - giving rise to the birth to the new AugCog Era.The new AugCog research field focuses on the development of scientifically-based rigorous approaches, including brain-computer interfaces and the use of various drugs, for restoring and augmenting cognition. The field includes the study of the relationship between basic operational states of the brain, such as sleep, or daily activities such as dance and their impact on augmenting cognitive capabilities.This book confronts our entry into the AugCog Era through a series of contributions from the world's best know experts. The book is divided into two sections, the first of which discusses state-of-the-art methodologies; and the last provide some perspective on the social and ethical issues. These two parts are separated by an interlude in cognition, where a fascinating story of the savant syndrome is told.
Contents
AUGMENTING COGNITIONSensory Stimulation for Augmenting Perception, Sensorimotor Behavior and Cognition, Hubert R. Dinse, Jan C. Kattenstroth, Mario A. Gatica Tossi, Martin Tegenthoff, and Tobias KalischImprovisation for Prefrontal Rehabilitation, Son PremingerDirect Brain Computer Interfaces to Restore Cognition, Mijail Demian SerruyaSleep and Memory: in Search of Functionality, Robert Stickgold and Matthew TuckerAugmenting Cognition with Music, Michael W. Weiss and Glenn SchellenbergAccessing our "Inner Savant": The Little Rain Man within Us All, Darold A. Treffert, M.D.AUGMENTING COGNITION: ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTSLongevity, Kayoko IshiiPharmaceutical Cognitive Enhancement: Interrogating the Ethics, Addressing the Issues, Paul A. Martin, Martyn Pickersgill, Catherine Coveney, Simon WilliamsThe Future of Deep Brain Stimulation, Zvi Israel, John Winestone, Adam Zaidel, Boris Rosin, Lilach Soreq, Renana Eitan, Hagai BergmanDiagnosis, Prophylaxis, and Treatment after Psychological Trauma: Conceptual and Ethical Issues, Dan J. Stein, FRCPC, PhD
