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Scientist to Implant Electrode in His Own Brain?
BartlebyScrivener writes to tell us the MIT Technology Review is reporting that even thought scientists know quite a bit about the brain, one researcher is trying to take it a step further towards understanding consciousness by implanting an electrode in his own brain. From the article: "Bill Newsome, a neuroscientist at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA, has spent the last twenty years studying how neurons encode information and how they use it to make decisions about the world. In the 1990s, he and collaborators were able to change the way a monkey responded to its environment by sending electric jolts to certain parts of its brain. The findings gave neuroscientists enormous insight into the inner workings of the brain."
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Most hardcore scientist ever. He's going to implant it in his own head with no anesthesia.
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Hmm, I wonder how likely it is that he'll end up with a Darwin award...
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n the 1990s, he and collaborators were able to change the way a monkey responded to its environment by sending electric jolts to certain parts of its brain.
Hey, I can get a monkey to respond differently to its environment by sending electric shocks to any part of its anatomy, why go to the bother of wiring up its brain directly.
That would have worked if you hadn't stopped me.
This story sounds shocking to the mind.
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Taking the brain out was the easy part. The hard part was taking the brain out.
In the 1990s, he and collaborators were able to change the way a monkey responded to its environment by sending electric jolts to certain parts of its brain.
But were they able to finally help monkeys write A Tale of Two Cities without that pesky "It was the best of times, it was the BLURST of times..." typo? Stupid monkey!
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I mean, what will happen when the implant is turned on and the neuroscientist becomes self-aware?
"In the 1990s, he and collaborators were able to change the way a monkey responded to its environment by sending electric jolts to certain parts of its brain. The findings gave neuroscientists enormous insight into the inner workings of the brain."
And from this we have come to the conclusion that the monkey really hated it
It's good to see that "thought scientists know quite a bit about the brain."
The article is full of how he wants to do it, but would probably have trouble getting approval and so on. If this is news, alert the media that one day I "want" to fly around in a jetpack while robot slaves do all my work and it rains Kool-Aid.
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Isn't this how most comic book supervillians get created? Scientist tries new procedure on themselves to produce extraordinary results. I'm thinking we should take names for what his supervillian name should be and who his archnemesis is.
I'm sure his tombstone will read:
...
Chased a dream
... but never got around to
reading the second half of
Michael Chrichton's
"The Terminal Man."
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How many times do we have to say it? "Don't Experiment on Yourself!" That is what Igor and the unsuspecting villagers are for.
Doesn't this guy READ the Journal of Mad Scientists and Eccentric Inventors?
Behold, this dreamer cometh. Come now, and let us slay him... and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
RTFA, this was supposed to be a romantic Valentine's Day present for his girlfriend (complete with remote).
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Not only that, but apperently the chip is implanted by means of a 28-gauge shotgun.
This somehow reminds me of Tom Tucker's apology on a season 2 episode of Family Guy. I wonder what this guy did to seek an apology?
I, for one, welcome our new implanted-electrode-wielding scientist overlords!
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Can't think of a single thing...
... when you shove electrodes into your own brain:
10. Guess he's never flying anywhere again.
9. Talk about your direct TV... Can he get HBO?
8. Potato powered clock? Feh. Watch this...
7. Wake me when he can control the 12-story Tetris game at Brown U.
6. Testing... 1... 2... *kick* SMASH! Oops. Sorry 'bout that, archbishop.
5. Most of us only use 10% of their brain. With the change of a little knob, his goes to 11.
4. Virtual Viagra 3.1
3. Doesn't support Ogg? Then this whole human brain idea is dead on arrival.
2. Sure, now there'll be a patent fight over the algoritm for whistling....
And the number one disturbing thing about putting electodes in your own brain,
1. Attach a frikken laser and he can rule the world!
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I did it, and there was no brain damage-amage-amage-amage-amage.
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