Description |
1 online resource (214 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Life sciences |
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Life sciences (EPFL Press)
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Contents |
Sensory stimulation for augmenting perception, sensorimotor behavior and cognition / Hubert R. Dinse [and others] -- Improvisation for prefrontal rehabilitation / Son Preminger -- Direct brain computer interfaces to restore cognition / Mijail Demian Serruya -- Sleep and memory: in search of functionality / Robert Stickgold, Matthew Tucker -- Augmenting cognition with music / Michael W. Weiss, Glenn Schellenberg -- Accessing our "inner savant" : the little Rain Man within us all / Darold A. Treffert -- Longevity / Kayoko Ishii -- Pharmaceutical cognitive enhancement: interrogating the ethics, addressing the issues / Paul A. Martin [and others] -- The future of deep brain stimulation / Zvi Israel [and others] -- Diagnosis, prophylaxis, and treatment after psychological trauma: conceptual and ethical issues / Dan J. Stein |
Summary |
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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Subject |
Cognitive neuroscience.
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Cognition -- physiology
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Brain -- physiology
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Neuropsychology -- methods
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Cognitive neuroscience
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Segev, Idan
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Markram, Henry
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CRC Press LLC
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ISBN |
9781439839942 |
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1439839948 |
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