Neural Prosthetics: Neuroscientific and Philosophical Aspects of Changing the Brain

by Walter Glannon

Neural prosthetics are systems or devices implanted in or connected to the brain that influence the input and output of information. They modulate, bypass, supplement, or replace regions of the brain and its connections to parts of the body that are damaged, dysfunctional, or lost, whether from congenital conditions, brain injury, limb loss, or neurodegenerative disease. Neural prosthetics can restore sensory, motor, and cognitive functions in people...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198813910
• ISBN13: 9780198813910
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"