Converging cognitive enhancements
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 1093, no. 0, 2006, pp. 201–227
Abstract
Cognitive enhancement, the amplification or extension of core capacities of the mind, has become a major topic in bioethics. But cognitive enhancement is a prime example of a converging technology where individual disciplines merge and issues transcend particular local discourses. This article reviews currently available methods of cognitive enhancement and their likely near-term prospects for convergence.
