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5) We'll achieve digital immortality

What if we could capture and digitize the entire information content of our brains and then upload that data to a computer or a robot? Researchers have been developing neurosynaptic computer chips, which could eventually have the ability not only to store information, but to learn and remember, just as real brain cells do.

I have definitely never heard of this. And not having much knowledge on it makes me a little skeptical that this could be developed in the near future. Again this reminded me of another movie that I recently watched, "self/less" starring Ryan Reynolds. Where a very successful business man was dying, but he still wanted to keep his legacy and his brain at work. He found a lab that offered for his body and brain to be transplanted into a lab grown human. He would then take shape of this lab grown body, but would still have his memories and his own ideas. I'm not sure what my take is on this whole idea, I feel as though this process is cheating death, and the cycle of human life. Of course it could be beneficial if humans greatest minds could still be at work, things would definitely be

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3) Drugs May enhance our mental abilities

Scientists have been experimenting with nootropics, a controversial class of drugs that are believed to boost brain performance by altering the availability of neurochemicals, increasing brain cell metabolism, improving oxygen supply to the brain, or stimulating the growth of neurons.

This reminded me quite a lot about the movie "Limitless" starring Bradley Cooper, where he takes a drug that enhances his performance and lets him access 100% of his brain. Making him capable of doing this that are almost inhuman. I think it is interesting to see the benefits of these types of drugs, but at the same time, like any drug, there could be negative consequences to it. For example, Bradley Cooper could not stop taking the pill, and if he did he would die. Of course it is a movie and there may not be total scientific accuracy, but what would happen if these scientist began depending on these nootropics? Could your brain develop a dependancy? How would your brain and body react once you no longer take these drugs?

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I found this to be a very interesting read. I had an idea of what artificial intelligence was, but i was not aware of the term cognitive technology. They use this term to describe how electronic devices and other tools could assist and influence humans' mental activities, such as learning, retaining, and receiving information from memory. This article goes into short detail on how some of these technologies could affect our society in the future. I wanted to talk about a few that caught my attention the most.

1) Textbooks really will be "intelligent"

It gives the example of the Inquire intelligent biology textbook for the iPad which allows students to stop and ask the textbook questions, and you receive a page full of information on the question asked. Studies have shown that students who used Inquire scored an entire letter grade higher than a regular textbook

I definitely see how this type of technology could benefit the manner in which students receive information. I feel as though a lot of times when you are reading a textbook or a piece of information your teacher provides you with, you find yourself asking questions that you do not have the answer to. This is where a book like Inquire would come perfectly into play. Although, i feel like the physical aspect of using the textbook might allow you to retain the information longer. I feel like when you just ask a question and it is simply just given to you it is easier to forget about the answer. But when you take the time to understand and look through your book you, that process may allow you to retain the information into your long term memory.

a lot different today if they were. But I do not see how it could be ethical.

"Futurology: 5 Ways Society Will Be Affected by Cognitive Technology." HowStuffWorks. 13 Aug. 2012. Web. 28 Oct. 2015.

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COGNITIVE TECHNOLOGY ARTICLE