Researchers are exploring whether stimulating the brain with electric currents or magnetic fields helps people learn physical skills more effectively.
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Neurotechnology raises many high-stakes ethical questions. Setting ground rules could help protect workers and ensure that tasks are adapted to the person, rather than the other way around.
Existing brain connections may influence the effectiveness of neurostimulation. Tailoring treatments to each individual brain could expand the number of conditions brain stimulation can treat.
When designing neuroprosthetic devices for users to control with their thoughts, engineers must take into account the sensory information brains collect from the environment and how it gets processed.
From dementia to depression to drug addiction, artificial brain stimulation has been hailed as a landmark medical technology for the future. But safeguards are needed if we want the benefits without the risks.
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Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
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Neurological Surgery Resident, University of California, San Francisco
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Visiting Researcher in Computational Neuroscience, University of Washington
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Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Washington
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Hwang Endowed Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Director of the Center for Neurotechnology, University of Washington
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Oxford Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Human Movement Sciences, University of Birmingham