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September 21, 2016 LSI Faculty Fellow Andrew Maynard discusses the need for ethical discourse about brain enhancement technologies as they move from mere concepts to reality.  Animal studies using neural dust sensors to monitor neural activity are the precursors to human studies involving similar gadgetry.  Brain enhancement technologies to treat disease symptoms and modify other brain functions are being […]

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December 2, 2015 Technology revolutionist Peter Diamandis writes about where we are and where we are headed brain-wise in Hacking the Brain — Restoring Lost Abilities With the Latest Nanotechnologies.  Diamandis specifically looks at advances in neuroprosthetics, brain-computer interfaces and optogenetics — all pathways toward neuro-cognitive enhancement, whether leveling the playing-field or going above and […]