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Breakthroughs in Modern Science . The field of Neuroscience . The scientific study of the nervous system Two types of Nervous system Central nervous system: controls the actions of your spinal chord and brain
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The field of Neuroscience • The scientific study of the nervous system • Two types of Nervous system • Central nervous system: controls the actions of your spinal chord and brain • Peripheral nervous system: consists of mainly nerves to other parts of the body
BrainGate • A private company which aims to create technology that will allow severely disabled individuals to communicate and control common every-day functions through thought. • They have taken Neuroscience and added multiple components making it multi-disciplinary. • Mechanical engineering, advanced physics, biology, chemistry. • Major breakthroughs happened in 2004-present • Mind and the mouse. • What have they done? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogBX18maUiM
What does this mean? • Short Term • Will increase the standard of living for the severely disabled. • Advance the technology of computer sciences. • Create a new market which did not exist before • Long term • Who knows ?? • The advancement of science • Creation of the practical use of robotics.