Unlocking Erik: A Freedom Journey to Restore the Speech of Those with Locked-In Syndrome
Autor Philip R. Kennedyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 2020
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781536174557
ISBN-10: 1536174556
Pagini: 187
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Nova Science Publishers Inc
Colecția Nova Science Publishers Inc
ISBN-10: 1536174556
Pagini: 187
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Nova Science Publishers Inc
Colecția Nova Science Publishers Inc
Recenzii
This
book
has
come
at
an
important
time
in
the
evolution
of
the
brain
machine
interface
Unlocking
Erik
tells
the
story
from
the
human
side
both
in
terms
of
Erik
himself
as
the
subject,
and
Dr.
Kennedy
as
the
pioneer.
It
is
a
journey
of
quiet
and
slow
discovery,
and
has
taken
courage
and
risk
from
all
sides.
--
Professor
Alexander
Green,
Neurosurgeon,
University
of
Oxford,
England.
With Dr. Kennedy widely regarded as one of the pioneers of this technology, he is uniquely placed to discuss the far-reaching consequences and ramifications of BCI, and this certainly helped attract the funding we needed to begin production of the documentary that tracks early breakthroughs in the field. -- David Burke,Dot Television, Ireland
Finally, with all the excitement of machine learning, we shouldnt forget that we are talking about connecting to a neural network with more capabilities and far more creativity than anything that Google has made the human brain! So lets try to not forget the brains ability to learn. -- Andrew Jackson, Professor of Neural Interfaces, University of Newcastle, U.K.
"We know that neurons involved in internal "thinking" are also clearly controllable. As explored in Phil Kennedy's study of Erik, the neurons involved in generating speech are a particularly important group of volitionally controllable neurons for speech prostheses." -- Eberhard Fetz
"This book tells a remarkable story. There is a group of patients rendered unable to communicate by a brutal medical misfortune. There is a new therapy involving special equipment... and there is the physician who manages their care... Dr. Kennedy has achieved remarkable success with his brain machine interfaces. He remains focused on the tremendous value of restoring speech to patients who are trapped inside their own bodies..." -- Thomas Wichmann
With Dr. Kennedy widely regarded as one of the pioneers of this technology, he is uniquely placed to discuss the far-reaching consequences and ramifications of BCI, and this certainly helped attract the funding we needed to begin production of the documentary that tracks early breakthroughs in the field. -- David Burke,Dot Television, Ireland
Finally, with all the excitement of machine learning, we shouldnt forget that we are talking about connecting to a neural network with more capabilities and far more creativity than anything that Google has made the human brain! So lets try to not forget the brains ability to learn. -- Andrew Jackson, Professor of Neural Interfaces, University of Newcastle, U.K.
"We know that neurons involved in internal "thinking" are also clearly controllable. As explored in Phil Kennedy's study of Erik, the neurons involved in generating speech are a particularly important group of volitionally controllable neurons for speech prostheses." -- Eberhard Fetz
"This book tells a remarkable story. There is a group of patients rendered unable to communicate by a brutal medical misfortune. There is a new therapy involving special equipment... and there is the physician who manages their care... Dr. Kennedy has achieved remarkable success with his brain machine interfaces. He remains focused on the tremendous value of restoring speech to patients who are trapped inside their own bodies..." -- Thomas Wichmann
Cuprins
- Preface: Decades of Opening the Door to the Mind
- Breaking the Sound Barrier
- Some Superheroes Only Fly Inside
- Coding and Decoding Eriks Inner Dialogue
- Believing in the Magic, Counting on the Science
- Unexpected Delays and Eureka Moments
- The Place Where I Exists
- Deep Presence: Understanding the Here and Now
- The Uncharted Waters of Research: Here There Be Dragons!
- Interviews with Eriks Father and Contributions from Specialists Who Comment on the Field of Locked-In Research and How It Is Evolving
- Eriks Injury
- Meeting Dr Kennedy
- The Implant Surgery
- Recording from Erik
- Using Single Units to Say Da, Da.
- Decoding Phonemes
- Moving from Vowel to Vowel
- The Effects of Emotion on Firing Rates
- Music Relates to Firing Rates
- Conditioning Single Units Nine Years after Implantation
- Limitations of Eriks Recordings
- Phils Implantation Surgery
- Sensory and Motor Relationships
- Decoding Most Phonemes
- Decoding Audible and Silent Speech
- The Future Direction: Ready to Implant Locked-In People
- Why Not Use Other Electrodes and Systems?
- The Future is Almost Here
- Afterword: The Father of the Cyborgs
- Index.