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100 1  Gay, Malcolm,|d1972-|eauthor. 
245 14 The brain electric :|bthe dramatic high-tech race to merge
       minds and machines /|cMalcolm Gay. 
250    First edition. 
263    1510 
264  1 New York :|bFarrar, Straus and Giroux,|c2015. 
300    265 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520    "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 
       fiercely competitive scientists are vying for Defense 
       Department and venture capital funding, prestige, and 
       great wealth. Part life-altering cure, part science 
       fiction, part military dream, these cutting-edge brain-
       computer interfaces promise to improve lives--but also 
       hold the potential to augment soldiers' combat 
       capabilities. In The Brain Electric, Malcolm Gay follows 
       the dramatic emergence of these technologies, taking us 
       behind the scenes into the operating rooms, start-ups, and
       research labs where the future is unfolding. With access 
       to many of the field's top scientists, Gay illuminates 
       this extraordinary race--where science, medicine, profit, 
       and war converge--for the first time. But this isn't just 
       a story about technology. At the heart of this research is
       a group of brave, vulnerable patient-volunteers whose 
       lives are given new meaning through participating in these
       experiments. The Brain Electric asks us to rethink our 
       relationship to technology, our bodies, even consciousness
       itself--challenging our assumptions about what it means to
       be human"-- Provided by publisher. 
650  0 Brain-computer interfaces. 
650  0 Biomedical engineering. 
650  0 Human-machine systems. 
650  7 Biomedical engineering.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00832568 
650  7 Brain-computer interfaces.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01742078 
650  7 Human-machine systems.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00963500 
650 12 Brain-Computer Interfaces. 
650 22 Biomedical Engineering|xtrends. 
650 22 Man-Machine Systems. 
650 22 Research Subjects. 
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