Bibliograph

The body builders, inside the science of the engineered human, Adam Piore

Type

Label

The body builders, inside the science of the engineered human, Adam Piore

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [353-366]) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The body builders

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

941442884

Responsibility statement

Adam Piore

Sub title

inside the science of the engineered human

Summary

A tour of the current revolution in human augmentation explores how the world's most innovative engineers are helping people repair traumatic injuries while transcending physical and mental limitations

Table Of Contents

Moving. The bionic man who builds bionic people : replicating the way we move ; The birth of Bamm-Bamm : decoding the genome and rewriting it ; The man with the pixie dust : regenerative medicine and the quest to regrow limbs -- Sensing. The woman who can see with her ears : neuroplasticity and learning pills ; Soldiers with Spidey sense : intuition and implicit learning ; The telepathy technician : decoding the brain and imagined speech -- Thinking. the boy who remembers everything : Viagra for the brain ; The surgeon conducting the symphony : DBS and the power of electricity ; Sudden savants : unleashing the inner muse

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