Miguel Nicolelis quotes

I have no military application in my research. You know, we are all involved into rehabilitation medicine. (Miguel Nicolelis)
Essentially, all expressions of human nature ever produced, from a caveman's paintings to Mozart's symphonies and Einstein's view of the universe, emerge from the same source: the relentless dynamic toil of large populations of interconnected neurons. View quote
Miguel Nicolelis
We basically created a computational unit out of two brains. View quote
Miguel Nicolelis
It's the first time an exoskeleton has been controlled by brain activity and offered feedback to the patients. Doing a demonstration in a stadium is something very much outside our routine in robotics. It's never been done before. View quote
Miguel Nicolelis
It's not telepathy. It's not the Borg. But we created a new central nervous system made of two brains. View quote
Miguel Nicolelis
Even two of humanity's most intimate possessions - a sense of self and a body image - are fluid, highly modifiable creations of the brain's mischievous deployment of electricity and a handful of chemicals. They both can change or be changed on less than a second's notice. View quote
Miguel Nicolelis

Miguel Nicolelis

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Occupation: Brazilian Scientist
Born: March 7, 1961
Quotes count: 6