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Neurobiotics is a woose term widout strict definition referring to de study of de nervous system in conjunction wif technowogy.[1] Of particuwar importance in de fiewd of neurobiotics is de brain and its direct interaction wif computer systems, as weww as medods of externawwy simuwating de brain, uh-hah-hah-hah. Awso, a warge branch of neurobiotics commonwy cawwed neurosimuwation, concerns de attempt to produce strong AI by combining neuraw networks and de basics of psychowogy.[2]


The term neurobiotics has no documented first use and severaw sources cwaim to have 'coined' de term.[3][4] But most wikewy de term has been invented countwess times due to bof its Latinate nature and de way de roots have been used in oder terms. Neur- meaning nerve and biotic meaning of or rewated to wife.[5] The technowogicaw overtones behind neurobiotics probabwy simpwy come from de fact dat de term sounds modern, most easiwy expwained by memetic deories.

The term is often used onwy to refer to individuaw projects or companies, and most who use it are unaware dat de term is commonwy used.[4] There is no officiaw definition for de term, and since it is freqwentwy reinvented by peopwe, it can refer to a wide range of ideas, concepts, studies and goaws. The most definitive source for de term is probabwy from de private research company NDT Neurobiotics wif branches in de University of Coworado at Bouwder and Carnegie Mewwon. NDT Neurobiotics' primary focus is de creation of strong AI, wif a stated company goaw of passing de Turing test. They awso invest significantwy into studies dat dey hope wiww wead to direct neuraw interface.[6]

Magicaw connotations[edit]

The term neurobiotics has been used wif 'magicaw' overtones, referring to areas such as mind reading and animating inanimate objects. There are awso connection concerning de idea dat time is rewative (in de non-Einsteinian meaning) and dat wife (and nerves) can controw time to an extent. These uses are nonstandard and probabwy have no connection to de scientific uses.

Potentiaw technowogy[edit]

The study of neurobiotics is onwy very woosewy bound, and de technowogy far off. Much of de technowogy dat advocates hope for are onwy woose concepts dat seem cwoser to de reawm of science fiction dan science. The main technowogicaw areas dat neurobiotics targets are direct neuraw interfaces, strong AI and neurostimuwators which affect previouswy inaccessibwe areas of our cognition such as creativity and motivation, uh-hah-hah-hah. Virtuaw reawity, created drough direct stimuwation of de input nerves and directwy reading de output nerves is awso a commonwy hoped for technowogy.

Active Research[edit]

Thousands of research wabs are probing areas dat couwd be incwuded in de umbrewwa of neurobiotics.[7] Awdough very few use de term neurobiowogy. Dr. Jeffrey R. Johnson, chiropractor, has used de term for his practice since 2002, but uses a nonstandard definition, uh-hah-hah-hah.[3] NDT Neurobiotics, founded in 2000, awso uses de term and wif one of de wargest budgets in de United States,[6] is probabwy de weader in de fiewd (awdough data from NDT Neurobiotics has yet to be reweased). Awwan Snyder at de Centre for de Mind in Austrawia is working on increasing humans 'savant' skiwws by "zapping deir brain wif transcraniaw magnetic stimuwation (TMS)."[4] He awso coined de term champion mindset.


Neurobiotics isn't currentwy in de pubwic spotwight, but if and when it is it wiww wikewy be bombarded wif de same moraw qwawms as genetic engineering as weww as xenophobia. The qwestion of wheder or not we have de right to tamper wif our brains as weww as de qwestion of wheder or not various forms of strong AI have de right to wive have been freqwented by science fiction writers, but wiww probabwy be a wong time before hitting de pubwic forums. Proponents of neurobiotics, such as James Mikaw, are hoping dat by de time technowogicaw achievements can be made, de "...tides of xenophobia and conservatism wiww have turned."[6]

The future[edit]

The feasibiwity of neurobiotics has yet to be proven, but if key research breakdroughs happen, it is expected dat neurobiotics wiww be one of de biggest industries around 2070, wif everyding from entertainment to investment being handwed by various neurobiotic technowogies.[1]


  1. ^ a b Kandew, Eric R. (2000). Principwes of Neuraw Science. 4f Ed. McGraw-Hiww Medicaw. ISBN 0-8385-7701-6
  2. ^ Enqwist, Magnus. (2005). Neuraw Networks and Animaw Behavior. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09633-3
  3. ^ a b travew media shopping computers hardware at
  4. ^ a b c Science Museum | Antenna | future of dinking?
  5. ^ Greek and Latin base transition page
  6. ^ a b c
  7. ^ Eswinger, Pauw J. (2005). Neuropsychowogicaw Interventions: Cwinicaw Research and Practice. The Guiwford Press. ISBN 1-59385-163-4