Deep Future Hacking the Brain – Moran Cerf
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Mar 14, 2024 
Moran Cerf, neuroscientist, professor and former hacker, discusses his journey from intelligence and hacking into neuroscience. He talks about reading and influencing brain activity, neural implants and noninvasive alternatives, how intuition and expertise form, scaling AI with personalized assistants, and the ethics and societal risks of brain tech and decision systems.
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Lawyer Relearned Speech After Stroke
- A top trial lawyer lost speech after a stroke and relearned speaking, reading, and writing using different brain areas.
- He reinvented his handwriting and could write upside-down and with either hand during recovery.
Three Barriers For Neural Implants
- Three barriers to mainstream neural implants: speaking to the brain, getting devices inside safely, and regulation.
- Prioritize solving interfaces, minimally invasive delivery, and societal approval in that order.
Light-Based Neural Control
- Optogenetics lets researchers target neuron populations with light by using viruses carrying light-sensitive proteins.
- That enables remotely activating or silencing specific behaviors in animals and opens new neural control paths.
