CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE 4 Sending Thoughts from Brain to Brain CHAPTER SIX 58 The Forgotten Cells CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER TWO 18 Mapping the Brain 68 Thought Controlled Machines CHAPTER EIGHT 78 Storing and Deleting Memories CHAPTER THREE 28 A See Through Brain CHAPTER NINE 88 Remarkable possibilities CHAPTER FOUR 38 Tracing Common Roots of Brain Disorders 100 Essential Facts 102 Glossary 104 Additional Resources 106 Source Notes CHAPTER FIVE 48 Body Defenses and Mental Inesses 110 Index 112 About the Author
ONE SENDING THOUGHTS FROM Le BRAIN TO BRAIN n 2013 neuroscientists in North Carolina and Natal Brazil proved thoughts can be transmitted from one brain to another This type of communication previously existed only in the realm of science fiction where it is known as telepathy In fact when the scientists announced their findings they compared the research to similar concepts from the Star Trek franchise of science fiction films and television shows In Star Trek the person transferring the thoughts simply touched the recipient's face The real life method is much more complex The neuroscientists used the Internet to transmit brain signals from a rat in Brazil to a rat in North Carolina The second rat correctly interpreted Studying the brain has made it possible to build incredible brain linked technology the signals Lead researcher Miguel Nicolelis of Duke University calls the phenomenon a brain to brain
