The Future of the Brain - Miguel Nicolelis, MD, PhD | The FitMind Podcast

Miguel Nicolelis, MD, PhD is a Brazilian neuroscientist and physician famous for his pioneering work in the field of brain-machine interface (BMI) technology.

Dr. Nicolelis’s extensive research with brain-machine interfaces blurs the lines between real life and science fiction.

In the episode, we discuss neuroprosthetics, monkeys controlling robots, brain-to-brain communication, and the key implications of these wild, futuristic technologies for us all.

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SHOW NOTES
0:00 | Intro to Dr. Miguel Nicolelis
2:56 | Monkeys Controlling Robots
9:04 | Mirror Neurons & Brain-Machine Interface (BMI)
11:53 | Advances & Applications of BMIs
16:26 | BMIs for Parkinson’s Disease
20:54 | Upgrading the Human Mind?
22:02 | Why Machines Will Never Think Like a Human
28:30 | Brains are Changed by Digital Systems
31:18 | Limitations of Computers
35:50 | How Nature Shaped the Brain
39:19 | We Only Experience a Sliver of Reality
46:33 | Viruses of the Mind
62:25 | Rapid Fire Questions