The brain electric : the dramatic high-tech race to merge minds and machines / Malcolm Gay.
The brain electric : the dramatic high-tech race to merge minds and machines / Malcolm Gay.
The brain electric : the dramatic high-tech race to merge minds and machines / Malcolm Gay.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
Call Numbers
G 2015/3701
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Bypassing the Body -- 2.DAR PA Hard -- 3.Monkey Man -- 4.Bad Code -- 5.Screw the Rats! -- 6.The Backup Plan -- 7.Feeling the Light -- 8.Cyberkinetics -- 9.The Redeemer -- 10.Blind Spots -- 11.Frozen Mirrors -- 12.Piano Man.
Publication information
Publisher
New York Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2015.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Biomedical engineering
- Brain-computer interfaces
- Human-machine systems
- Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Biomedical Engineering--trends
- Man-Machine Systems
- Research Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Leading neuroscience researchers are racing to unlock the secrets of the mind. On the cusp of decoding brain signals that govern motor skills, they are developing miraculous technologies to enable paraplegics and wounded soldiers to move prosthetic limbs, and the rest of us to manipulate computers and other objects through thought alone. These fie...
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Full title
The brain electric : the dramatic high-tech race to merge minds and machines / Malcolm Gay.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2015/3701
Record Identifier
74VKRNK2aKLd
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRNK2aKLd
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ISBN
0374139849 (hardback)
9780374139841 (hardback)
DDC
610.28
MMS ID
991023201019702626
