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Beyond Boundaries: The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brains with Machines—and How It Will Change Our Lives

By Miguel Nicolelis
A pioneering neuroscientist shows how the long-sought merger of brains with machines is about to become a paradigm-shifting reality.
Imagine living in a world where people use their computers, drive their cars, and communicate with one another simply by thinking. In this stunning and inspiring work, Duke University neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis shares his revolutionary insights into how the brain creates thought and the human sense of self—and how this might be augmented by machines, so that the entire universe will be within our reach.

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Building Up Brazilian Brain Research

Miguel Nicolelis was educated in his native Brazil, came to the United States for his postdoc, and stayed on as a faculty member at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. After making a splash at Duke, he returned to Brazil — maintaining his Duke appointment — determined to use science as an agent of social … Continue reading »

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Brain Science Podcast

Interview by GINGER CAMPBELL, MD on brainsciencepodcast.com Miguel Nicolelis at Duke University is pioneering brain-machine interfaces. In his book Beyond Boundaries: The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brains with Machines—and How It Will Change Our Lives he puts his groundbreaking work into an historical context. I discussed his book briefly inBSP 78, but I have now posted … Continue reading »

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Body of Research

Body of Research

Guardian reporter Ian Sample takes a look at the future of our species. We may soon be able to control mechanical limbs just by using our brains, grow a new heart after a heart attack or replace faulty genes. Ian Sample takes a look at the future of our species… read article

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Science Friday Interview

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Nature Interview

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