Overview

Our brain is the source of everything that makes us human: language, creativity, rationality, emotion, communication, culture, politics. The neurosciences have given us, in recent decades, fundamental new insights into how the brain works and what that means for how we see ourselves as individuals and as communities. Now – with the help of new advances in nanotechnology – brain science proposes to go further: to study its molecular foundations, to repair brain functions, to create mind-machine interfaces, and to enhance human mental capacities in radical ways. This book explores the convergence of these two revolutionary scientific fields and the implications of this convergence for the future of human societies. In the process, the book offers a significant new approach to technology assessment, one which operates in real-time, alongside the innovation process, to inform the ways in which new fields of science and technology emerge in, get shaped by, and help shape human societies.

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Author:   Sean A. Hays ,  Jason Scott Robert ,  Clark A. Miller ,  Ira Bennett
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2013 ed.
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   6.204kg
ISBN:  

9789401784139

ISBN 10:   9401784132
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   21 September 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

I. Introduction and key resources.- 1. Nanotechnology, the brain, and the future: Anticipatory governance via end-to-end real-time technology assessment Jason Scott Robert, Ira Bennett, and Clark A. Miller.- 2. The complex cognitive systems manifesto Richard P. W. Loosemore.- 3. Analysis of bibliometric data for research at the intersection of nanotechnology and neuroscience Christina Nulle, Clark A. Miller, Harmeet Singh, and Alan Porter.- 4. Public attitudes toward nanotechnology-enabled human enhancement in the United States Sean Hays, Michael Cobb, and Clark A. Miller.- 5. U.S. news coverage of neuroscience nanotechnology: How U.S. newspapers have covered neuroscience nanotechnology during the last decade Doo-Hun Choi, Anthony Dudo, and Dietram Scheufele.- 6. Nanoethics and the brain Valerye Milleson.- 7. Nanotechnology and religion: A dialogue Tobie Milford.- II. Brain repair.- 8. The age of neuroelectronics Adam Keiper .- 9. Cochlear implants and Deaf culture Derrick Anderson.- 10. Healing the blind: Attitudes of blind people toward technologies to cure blindness Arielle Silverman.- 11. Ethical, legal and social aspects of brain-implants using nano-scale materials and techniques Francois Berger et al. .- 12. Nanotechnology, the brain, and personal identity Stephanie Naufel.- III. Brain enhancement.- 13. Narratives of intelligence: the sociotechnical context of cognitive enhancement Sean Hays.- 14. Towards responsible use of cognitive-enhancing drugs by the healthy Henry T. Greeley et al. .- 15. The opposite of human enhancement: Nanotechnology and the blind chicken debate Paul B. Thompson .- 16. Anticipatory governance of human enhancement: The National Citizens’ Technology Forum Patrick Hamlett, Michael Cobb, and David Guston a. Arizona site report b. California site report c. Colorado site reportd. Georgia site report e. New Hampshire site report f. Wisconsin site report.- IV. Brain damage.- 17. A review of nanoparticle functionality and toxicity on the central nervous system Yang et al. .- 18. Recommendations for a municipal health and safety policy for nanomaterials: A Report to the City of Cambridge City Manager Sam Lipson .- 19. Museum of Science Nanotechnology Forum lets participants be the judge Mark Griffin .- 20. Nanotechnology policy and citizen engagement in Cambridge, Massachusetts: Local reflexive governance Shannon Conley.-

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From the reviews: The text goes through a review of new technology relating to biophysical, electronic, neurophysiology, and cognitive enhancement pertaining to this burgeoning field of Nanotechnology as relating to brain research. The authors do an excellent job on discussing some of the moral, ethical, and religious discussions now being made with reference to this subject. ... I highly recommend this book to all audiences. (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, November, 2013)

From the reviews: The text goes through a review of new technology relating to biophysical, electronic, neurophysiology, and cognitive enhancement pertaining to this burgeoning field of Nanotechnology as relating to brain research. The authors do an excellent job on discussing some of the moral, ethical, and religious discussions now being made with reference to this subject. ... I highly recommend this book to all audiences. (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, November, 2013)

From the reviews: The text goes through a review of new technology relating to biophysical, electronic, neurophysiology, and cognitive enhancement pertaining to this burgeoning field of Nanotechnology as relating to brain research. The authors do an excellent job on discussing some of the moral, ethical, and religious discussions now being made with reference to this subject. ... I highly recommend this book to all audiences. (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, November, 2013)

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