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#87: The Future of the Brain - Miguel Nicolelis, MD, PhD
FromThe FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology
#87: The Future of the Brain - Miguel Nicolelis, MD, PhD
FromThe FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology
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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Miguel Nicolelis, MD, PhD is a Brazilian neuroscientist and physician famous for his pioneering work in the field of brain-machine interface (BMI) technology. Dr. Nicolelis’s extensive research with brain-machine interfaces blurs the lines between real life and science fiction. In the episode, we discuss neuroprosthetics, monkeys controlling robots, brain-to-brain communication, and the key implications of these wild, futuristic technologies for us all. FitMind Neuroscience-Based App: http://bit.ly/afitmind Website: www.fitmind.co SHOW NOTES 0:00 | Intro to Dr. Miguel Nicolelis 4:20 | Monkeys Controlling Robots 10:30 | Mirror Neurons & Brain-Machine Interface (BMI) 13:02 | Advances & Applications of BMIs 17:50 | BMIs for Parkinson’s Disease 21:36 | Upgrading the Human Mind? 24:50 | Why Machines Will Never Think Like a Human 29:56 | Brains are Changed by Digital Systems 32:50 | Limitations of Computers 37:07 | How Nature Shaped the Brain 40:15 | We Only Experience a Sliver of Reality 49:45 | Viruses of the Mind 59:30 | Rapid Fire Questions
Released:
Feb 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (87)
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