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Cognitive Enhancement in the 21st Century: Is Black Mirror Becoming a Reality?
Romano, Alicia Huang, Crystal Gamboa, Rachelle Barth, Julia White, Kendall Bergquist, J. Stephen
Romano, Alicia
Huang, Crystal
Gamboa, Rachelle
Barth, Julia
White, Kendall
Bergquist, J. Stephen
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2023-12-18
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Psychology and Neuroscience
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https://doi.org/10.34944/ahw6-8p43
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Imagine a world in which all your memories can be recorded and played back at will through an embedded chip–a concept explored in the Black Mirror episode “The Entire History of You.” In this alternate reality, humans receive an implant behind their ear which can do exactly that [1]. However, what if this is closer to our reality rather than some distant dystopia? Perhaps we will even reach a point where our thoughts can be decoded and read, such as in the Black Mirror episode “Crocodile” [1]. In fact, we have already approached these abilities to record memories and mind-read [2, 3]. Furthermore, scientists have demonstrated the capacity to transfer such memories and thoughts, a concept known as brain-to-brain communication [2, 4]. In one study, five groups consisting of three participants each were playing a Tetris-like game, though one individual called the “Receiver” was unable to see the screen. The other two, called the “Senders,” would make a decision as to how to manipulate the incoming shape and send this information to the receiver via magnetic stimulation of the occipital cortex. On average, the groups were able to complete the task with an average of 81.25% accuracy [4]. While this is quite an accomplishment, it is still far from being perfected and implemented into our daily lives. Neurotechnological development continues to accelerate rapidly though [5], so one can only imagine where we will be in a few decades.
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Romano, A., Huang, C., Gamboa, R., Barth, J., White, K., & Bergquist, J.S. (2023). Cognitive Enhancement in the 21st Century: Is Black Mirror Becoming a Reality?. Grey Matters, 6, 32-36.
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Available at: https://greymattersjournaltu.org/issue-6/cognitive-enhancement-in-the-21st-century-is-black-mirror-becoming-a-reality
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Grey Matters, Iss. 6, Fall 2023
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