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248 • Glossary Prosthesis: an artificial device that replaces a missing body part that has been lost through trauma, disease or congenital conditions. From the ancient Greek prósthesis (‘addition, application, attachment’), such a device is also used to help a person ‘look’ more normal. Right to be forgotten: the perceived right for individuals to determine the development of their life in an autonomous way, without experiencing dis- crimination as a consequence of a specific past action. Strong artificial intelligence: asserts that computational states are necessary and sufficient for minds to exist. Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): an imaging procedure that measures brain anatomy using a strong magnetic field combined with radio frequency waves. Transhumanism: the idea that humanity can transcend or overcome the limitations of human nature.2 Transhumanism is different from the con- cept of enhancement in that it seeks to create beings that have never previ- ously existed in the history of humankind. These beings would retain some human characteristics, such as with human-nonhuman interspecies beings or cyborgs that combine the human and the robot. Transhumans should, how- ever, be distinguished from posthumans. Virtual reality: replicates an environment that simulates physical presence in both the real or imagined worlds and lets the user interact in that world. This usually takes place through a computer screen, though other infrastructures may also be used. Voxel: represents each of an array of elements of volume that constitute a notional three-dimensional space, especially each of an array of discrete elements into which a representation of a three-dimensional object is divided. WiFi: represents wireless fidelity technology for wireless local area network- ing with specific electronic devices. World Wide Web: an information space where documents and other web resources may be identified, interlinked and accessed via the Internet. This open access edition has been made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license thanks to the support of Knowledge Unlatched. Not for resale.
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Cyborg Mind What Brain–Computer and Mind–Cyberspace Interfaces Mean for Cyberneuroethics
Title
Cyborg Mind
Subtitle
What Brain–Computer and Mind–Cyberspace Interfaces Mean for Cyberneuroethics
Author
Calum MacKellar
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Date
2019
Language
English
License
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
ISBN
978-1-78920-015-7
Size
15.2 x 22.9 cm
Pages
264
Keywords
Singularity, Transhumanism, Body modification, Bioethics
Category
Technik

Table of contents

  1. Chapter 1. Why Use the Term ‘Cyberneuroethics’? 9
    1. The ‘Cyber’ Prefix 9
    2. The ‘Neuro’ Prefix 15
    3. Ethics 16
    4. Neuroethics 17
    5. Cyberneuroethics 18
    6. The Terminology Being Used 19
  2. Chapter 2. Popular Understanding of Neuronal Interfaces 25
    1. Public Understanding in the Media 27
  3. Chapter 3. Presentation of the Brain–Mind Interface 31
    1. The Central Nervous System 31
    2. The Mind 37
    3. The Brain–Mind Interface 38
  4. Chapter 4. Neuronal Interface Systems 43
    1. Developments in Information Technology 44
    2. Developments in Understanding the Brain 45
    3. Developments in Neuronal Interfaces 46
    4. Procedures Involved in Neuronal Interfaces 47
    5. Output Neuronal Interface Systems: Reading the Brain and Mind 49
    6. Input Neuronal Interface Systems: Changing the Brain and Mind 57
    7. Feedback Systems of the Brain and Mind 67
    8. Ethical Issues Relating to the Technology of Neuronal Interfaces 84
  5. Chapter 5. Cyberneuroethics 99
    1. General Ethical Considerations Relating to Neuronal Interfaces 101
    2. Online Humans 106
    3. Changing Cognition 113
    4. Changing Consciousness 131
    5. Escaping Reality 135
    6. Changing Mood 140
    7. Changing Personality 142
    8. Changing Identity 144
    9. The Concept of Humanity 154
    10. Uploading a Mind 167
    11. Issues of Privacy 184
  6. Chapter 6. Neuronal Interfaces and Policy 217
    1. New Cybercrimes 218
    2. Policy Concerns 223
    3. Conclusion 229
    4. Human Autonomy 232
    5. Resistance to Such a Development 234
    6. Risks of Neuronal Interfaces 234
    7. Appendix. Scottish Council on Human Bioethics Recommendations on
    8. Cyberneuroethics 239
    9. Glossary 244
    10. Index 251
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