#87: The Future of the Brain - Miguel Nicolelis, MD, PhD

<p>Miguel Nicolelis, MD, PhD is a Brazilian neuroscientist and physician famous for his pioneering work in the field of brain-machine interface (BMI) technology.</p> <p>Dr. Nicolelis’s extensive research with brain-machine interfaces blurs the lines between real life and science fiction.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>In the episode, we discuss neuroprosthetics, monkeys controlling robots, brain-to-brain communication, and the key implications of these wild, futuristic technologies for us all.</p> <p>FitMind Neuroscience-Based App: <a href= "http://bit.ly/afitmind">http://bit.ly/afitmind</a><br /> Website: <a href="http://www.fitmind.co/">www.fitmind.co</a></p> <p>SHOW NOTES</p> <p class="">0:00 | Intro to Dr. Miguel Nicolelis</p> <p class="">4:20 | Monkeys Controlling Robots</p> <p class="">10:30 | Mirror Neurons & Brain-Machine Interface (BMI)</p> <p class="">13:02 | Advances & Applications of BMIs</p> <p class="">17:50 | BMIs for Parkinson’s Disease</p> <p class="">21:36 | Upgrading the Human Mind?</p> <p class="">24:50 | Why Machines Will Never Think Like a Human</p> <p class="">29:56 | Brains are Changed by Digital Systems</p> <p class="">32:50 | Limitations of Computers</p> <p class="">37:07 | How Nature Shaped the Brain</p> <p class="">40:15 | We Only Experience a Sliver of Reality</p> <p class="">49:45 | Viruses of the Mind</p> <p class="">59:30 | Rapid Fire Questions</p>