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SUMMARY:Prof Kevin Warwick - Cyborg Experiments - Prof Kevin Warick\, Prof
 essor for Cybernetics at the University of Reading
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CONTACT:Daniel Rothig
DESCRIPTION:Kevin Warwick\, Professor for Cybernetics at reading and the "
 World's first human cyborg" comes to answer one question: Are Cyborgs stil
 l science fiction?\n \nA Cyborg is part human (or part animal) and part ma
 chine. In his talk\, Prof Warwick will describe 4 different Cyborg experim
 ents. A look is taken at how the use of implant and electrode technology c
 an be employed to create biological brains for robots\, to enable human en
 hancement and to diminish the effects of certain neural illnesses. In all 
 cases the end result is to increase the range of abilities of the recipien
 ts.\n\nWe will look at a number of areas in which such technology has alre
 ady had a profound effect\, a key element being the need for a clear inter
 face linking a biological brain directly with computer technology.\n\nProw
  Warwick will also consider the future in which robots have biological\, o
 r part-biological\, brains and in which neural implants link the human ner
 vous system bi-directionally with technology and the internet.\n\nEntry: 
 £2 (free for SciSoc members)\n
LOCATION:Pharmacology Lecture Theatre\, Tennis Court Road (www.scisoc.com 
 for directions)
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