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Author Kaku, Michio, author.

Title The future of the mind : the scientific quest to understand, enhance, and empower the mind / Dr. Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical Physics, City University of New York.

Publication Info. New York : Anchor Books, a division of Random House, LLC, c2014.
©2014.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Eureka Non-Fiction  612.8 Kak    ---  Available
Edition First Anchor Books Edition.
Description xviii, 377 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
text rdacontent.
unmediated rdamedia.
volume rdacarrier.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-356) and index.
Contents The Mind and Consciousness. Unlocking the mind ; Consciousness: a physicist's viewpoint. -- Mind Over Matter. Telepathy: a penny for your thoughts ; Telekinesis: mind controlling matter ; Memories and thoughts made to order ; Einstein's brain and enhancing our intelligence. -- Altered Consciousness. In your dreams ; Can the mind be controlled? ; Altered states of consciousness ; The artificial mind and silicon consciousness ; Reverse engineering the brain ; The future: mind beyond matter ; The mind as pure energy ; The alien mind ; Concluding remarks -- Quantum consciousness?
Summary A survey of current research into the human mind reveals how top international laboratories have innovated unique technologies for recording profound mental capabilities and enabling controversial opportunities in the field of cognition enhancement.
Subject Neuropsychology.
Mind and body -- Research.
Brain -- Mathematical models.
Cognitive neuroscience.
Brain-computer interfaces.
ISBN 9780307473349

 
    
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