Table of Contents

Part I. Foundational Material; 1. Introduction.; 2. The Brain, as Designed by Evolution: Functional Neuroanatomy.; 3. The Brain as Designed by Evolution: High and Low-level Computation.; 4. The Data of Consciousness.; 5. Conciousness: In search of a theory.; 6. Personal Identity.; Part II. The State of the Art; 1. Repairing the Spine.; 2. Brain Machine Interfaces.; 3. Non-invasive Control.; 4. Neural Implants; 5. On the Horizon.; Part III. Engineering the Future Mind; 1. From Thinking Caps to Eureka Caps.; 2. Happy on Demand.; 3. Downloading the Soul: A Formula.; 4. Ethical Implications.; 5. The Mind, Unbound.

About the Author

Bruce F. Katz holds a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence from the Univ. of Illinois and is currently an adjunct professor at Drexel University. His articles have appeared in many prestigious journals, and he is the author of Digital Design (Charles River Media).