/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ The field of neurotechnology, the focus of this blog, encompasses advances in brain science (neurons), information technology (bits) and bioengineering (genes). Up for discussion and analysis: the political, economic, ethical, and social forces that will shape the future of what will be one of the most important and fascinating stories of the coming decades. en-us zack@neuroinsights.com 2009-11-09T18:47:04-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/11/09/robert_wood_johnson_foundation_forum_on_neuroscience.php Off to Princeton to participate in a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation meeting on Connecting Revolutions in Neuroscience with Health and Health Care tomorrow. We'll be engaged in a series of highly iterative, forward-looking discussions that will culminate in a wrap-up... 74132@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuro Revolution 2009-11-09T18:47:04-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/10/14/the_young_and_the_neuro_revolution.php From prefix to adjective and now David Brooks makes "the Neuro" a noun. The meme lives.... 74097@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuro Revolution 2009-10-14T10:02:10-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/09/04/perception_shifting_leads_to_dizzy_future.php In Chapter Nine, Perception Shift, we explore the societal implications of a time when people across all walks of life intentionally choose to use neurotechnologies to influence their mood, senses and memories. By subtly influencing one's mental self - improving... 74051@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuro Revolution 2009-09-04T13:13:55-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/08/19/h_magazine_gladly_greets_the_neuro_revolution.php h+ Magazine reviewed The Neuro Revolution and published an interview with me. My favorite line from the review, "This is a thought-provoking and important read that deserves a wide audience." And from the interview, "Through neurotechnology we can possibly accelerate... 74031@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuro Revolution 2009-08-19T14:54:54-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/08/19/cerebrum_on_huertas_book_review.php In his review of The Neuro Revolution by Zack Lynch, Michael F. Huerta compliments the animated style Lynch uses to describe how our understanding of the brain and newfound ability to affect it via drugs and technology are changing our... 74030@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuro Revolution 2009-08-19T14:51:48-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/08/18/wonderful_review_of_the_neuro_revolution_in_cerebrum.php Michael Huerta just wrote a wonderful review of The Neuro Revolution for Cerebrum published by the Dana Foundation. I've excerpted a few of his insights here, but I recommend reading the whole review, Our Neurotech Future. Michael F. Huerta, Ph.D.,... 74025@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuro Revolution 2009-08-18T11:36:11-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/08/07/neuro_revolution_from_prefix_to_adjective.php In his commentary Brave Neuro World Paul McFedries at IEEE Spectrum highlights how "the term neuro made the leap from prefix to adjective recently with the publication last month of The Neuro Revolution." As you can imagine, we thought long... 74004@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuro Revolution 2009-08-07T10:44:19-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/07/23/the_witness_on_your_shoulders.php In chapter two, The Witness on Your Shoulders of The Neuro Revolution, I focus on the emerging field of neurolaw. It's an extraordinarily interesting and provocative area of research that will continue the evolve rapidly in the coming years as... 73990@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuro Revolution 2009-07-23T12:28:33-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/07/16/the_neuro_revolution_book_launch_and_tour.php The book is finally coming out this weekend! Here are a few places where I'll be speaking over the next couple of weeks. Come out and join the dialogue. More tour information here. July 21, 7pm Book Passage, Corte Madera,... 73981@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuro Revolution 2009-07-16T13:35:08-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/07/01/publishers_weekly_review_of_the_neuro_revolution_absorbing.php The Neuro Revolution: How Brain Science is Changing Our World Zack Lynch with Byron Laursen. St. Martin’s, $25.95 (256p) ISBN 9780312378622 Neuroscience entrepreneur Lynch, founder of a global trade association and a market research firm, is a futurologist with his... 73961@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuro Revolution 2009-07-01T15:15:24-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/06/29/the_debate_better_living_through_chemistry.php Here is the 45 minute follow up debate. Poor title, we should have discussed neurodevices in depth but there only so much time and bandwidth.... 73956@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuro Revolution 2009-06-29T14:13:34-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/06/29/the_neuro_revolution_interview_on_the_agenda.php Enjoy this 15 minute interview!... 73955@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuro Revolution 2009-06-29T14:08:38-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/06/14/the_neuro_revolution_on_the_agenda.php If you are in Canada tomorrow evening, watch me on The Agenda at 8pm with Steve Paikin where I'll be talking about my forthcoming book, The Neuro Revolution and neuroenhancement. Update: Taping still happening today, but Iran is taking center... 73932@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuro Revolution 2009-06-14T16:14:54-05:00