The Acting Brain
From the Author
Cognitive Neuroscience Bitesize on Vision in Action – The Dorsal Stream
Author Jamie Ward’s lecture on Chapter 10
Short and Sweet
Thought control of robotic arms using the BrainGate system
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRt8QCx3BCo
Ann Graybiel discussing the role of the basal ganglia on motor function and cognition
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qi0B_jAMmw&list=PL36SexhUSOpAUn6s_mGGvmbp8Ic0WU1r4&index=7
Discover more about brain-machine interfaces in paralyzed patients
www.ted.com/talks/miguel_nicolelis_a_monkey_that_controls_a_robot_with_its_thoughts_no_really
Discover more about deep brain stimulation for neurodegeneration
www.ted.com/talks/andres_lozano_parkinson_s_depression_and_the_switch_that_might_turn_them_off
A Deeper Dive
Discover more about mirror neurons and the controversy that surrounds their functions.
Giacomo Rizzolatti – Mirror neurons: from monkey to human
https://www.gocognitive.net/series/giacomo-rizolatti-mirror-neurons
Debate: “Do Mirror Neurons Explain Anything?” (Vittorio Gallese and Gregory Hickok)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU5oT8SsAXw