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CONSCIOUSNESS
IN RELATION TO BIOELECTRIC
NEURAL CIRCUITRY
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ABSTRACT Neuroprosthetic researchers are advancing towards a symbionic mind, a neuroelectronic
interface connecting the brain with semiconductor circuits. This neuroelectronic bridge might in the future consist of
wireless transceivers that could receive/transmit information directly
from/to another data source. This would allow direct data transmission to the
cerebrum, circumventing the visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, and
tactile pathways. Already, neurosurgeons have implanted semiconductor
circuits in the brains of paralysed patients. The brain chips are capable of
reading the patient’s brain waves and transmitting them to a computer for
decoding into action. Addressed herein are fundamental questions, introduced
by new developments in biotechnology, about the relationship of consciousness
with biological and electrical neural circuitry. |