Linked e-resources
Details
Table of Contents
Intro
Foreword
Preface
Human Intellectual Capacity and Its Growth
Modern Approaches to Brain Augmentation
Part I: Stimulating the Brain
Part II: Brain-Computer Interfaces
Part III: Augmenting Cognitive Function
Part IV: Futuristic Approaches to Augmentation
Part V: Augmenting Behavior
Part VI: Augmenting Cognition and Emotion
Part VII: Pharmacological Augmentation
Contents
Part I: Stimulating the Brain
Using Electrical Stimulation to Explore and Augment the Functions of Parietal-Frontal Cortical Networks in Primates
1 Introduction
2 Electrical Stimulation: A Selective and Brief History
3 The Action-Specific Parietal-Frontal Network of Primates
4 The Functions of the Action-Specific Domains in Primates
5 The Basal Ganglia: Further Steps in the Action Selection Hierarchy
6 Using Electrical Stimulation to Augment Action Selection
References
Spinal Cord Injury and Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation
1 Introduction: Revisiting Low Expectations for Neurological Recovery After "Complete" SCI
2 Reinterpreting the Lack of Apparent Success of Drugs, Cell Transplants, and Biologics
2.1 Early Neuromodulation: Electrical Stimulation of Muscle to Restore Function
2.2 Spinal Cord Stimulation
3 Concepts that Supported the Testing of Epidural Stimulation for Recovery in SCI
3.1 Discomplete Spinal Cord Injury
3.2 Early ES Observations in SCI Subjects to Treat Spasticity
3.3 Neuroplasticity
3.4 The Emerging Understanding of Intraspinal Connectivity
3.5 Intraspinal Circuits for Reciprocating Activity
3.6 Spontaneous Locomotor Activity Observed After Chronic Human SCI
4 Epidural Electrical Stimulation, Spinal Cord Injury, and Locomotion
4.1 Locomotor Activity Resulting from Electrical Epidural Stimulation
4.2 Locomotor Training and Sensory Input
4.3 Reported Effects of ES on Autonomic Functions
5 Transcutaneous Stimulation
6 Potential ES Synergies
7 The Essential Role of Spinal Cord Repair Research
8 Conclusions
References
Neurostimulator for Hippocampal Memory Prosthesis
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Design
2.1 Stimulation Pattern Generator Circuit
2.2 Stimulus Artifact Suppression Technique
2.3 Electrochemical Properties
2.4 System Architecture
2.5 Power Calculation
2.6 System Cost
3 Experimental Methods
3.1 Design Characterization
3.2 In Vivo Evaluation
4 Notes
References
Modern Approaches to Augmenting the Brain Functions
1 Introduction
2 Augmentation Approaches
2.1 Neuromodulation
2.2 Brain-Computer Interfaces
2.3 Futuristic Transfer of Brain Ability
3 Augmenting Brain Functions
3.1 Sensory Augmentation
3.2 Motor Augmentation
3.3 Augmentation of Cognition
3.4 Augmentation of Emotions
4 Clinical Applications
4.1 Autism
4.2 Depression
4.3 Alzheimer's Disease
Foreword
Preface
Human Intellectual Capacity and Its Growth
Modern Approaches to Brain Augmentation
Part I: Stimulating the Brain
Part II: Brain-Computer Interfaces
Part III: Augmenting Cognitive Function
Part IV: Futuristic Approaches to Augmentation
Part V: Augmenting Behavior
Part VI: Augmenting Cognition and Emotion
Part VII: Pharmacological Augmentation
Contents
Part I: Stimulating the Brain
Using Electrical Stimulation to Explore and Augment the Functions of Parietal-Frontal Cortical Networks in Primates
1 Introduction
2 Electrical Stimulation: A Selective and Brief History
3 The Action-Specific Parietal-Frontal Network of Primates
4 The Functions of the Action-Specific Domains in Primates
5 The Basal Ganglia: Further Steps in the Action Selection Hierarchy
6 Using Electrical Stimulation to Augment Action Selection
References
Spinal Cord Injury and Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation
1 Introduction: Revisiting Low Expectations for Neurological Recovery After "Complete" SCI
2 Reinterpreting the Lack of Apparent Success of Drugs, Cell Transplants, and Biologics
2.1 Early Neuromodulation: Electrical Stimulation of Muscle to Restore Function
2.2 Spinal Cord Stimulation
3 Concepts that Supported the Testing of Epidural Stimulation for Recovery in SCI
3.1 Discomplete Spinal Cord Injury
3.2 Early ES Observations in SCI Subjects to Treat Spasticity
3.3 Neuroplasticity
3.4 The Emerging Understanding of Intraspinal Connectivity
3.5 Intraspinal Circuits for Reciprocating Activity
3.6 Spontaneous Locomotor Activity Observed After Chronic Human SCI
4 Epidural Electrical Stimulation, Spinal Cord Injury, and Locomotion
4.1 Locomotor Activity Resulting from Electrical Epidural Stimulation
4.2 Locomotor Training and Sensory Input
4.3 Reported Effects of ES on Autonomic Functions
5 Transcutaneous Stimulation
6 Potential ES Synergies
7 The Essential Role of Spinal Cord Repair Research
8 Conclusions
References
Neurostimulator for Hippocampal Memory Prosthesis
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Design
2.1 Stimulation Pattern Generator Circuit
2.2 Stimulus Artifact Suppression Technique
2.3 Electrochemical Properties
2.4 System Architecture
2.5 Power Calculation
2.6 System Cost
3 Experimental Methods
3.1 Design Characterization
3.2 In Vivo Evaluation
4 Notes
References
Modern Approaches to Augmenting the Brain Functions
1 Introduction
2 Augmentation Approaches
2.1 Neuromodulation
2.2 Brain-Computer Interfaces
2.3 Futuristic Transfer of Brain Ability
3 Augmenting Brain Functions
3.1 Sensory Augmentation
3.2 Motor Augmentation
3.3 Augmentation of Cognition
3.4 Augmentation of Emotions
4 Clinical Applications
4.1 Autism
4.2 Depression
4.3 Alzheimer's Disease