S. Mason Dambrot

Given the gulf between current science and technology knowledge and implementation, on the one hand, and on the other the emergence of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research derived from the accelerating rate of scientific discovery and technological innovation, future science/technology scenarios may be conservatively viewed—historically often incorrectly--as being improbable or even impossible. It is from this perspective that I introduce a hypothetical method, supported by a review… Show more

Given the gulf between current science and technology knowledge and implementation, on the one hand, and on the other the emergence of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research derived from the accelerating rate of scientific discovery and technological innovation, future science/technology scenarios may be conservatively viewed—historically often incorrectly--as being improbable or even impossible. It is from this perspective that I introduce a hypothetical method, supported by a review of the literature, in which future generations of synthetic genomics, bionanotechnology and counterfactual keyless quantum entanglement meld to make possible the expression of neural tissue augmented with preprogrammed technological functions. Herein termed enplants (endogenous implants), these modified neuronal cells could function as intracranial neuroprosthetic devices biophysically expressed from modified and de novo genetic sequences. The proposed enplant technology would enable the development of precise neural bioprostheses with stable decoherence-resistant time- and distance-agnostic quantum communications capabilities. These “features would allow implant-free real-time Biological Brain-Machine Interface (βBMI) functionality without invasive transcranial surgery or the tissue inflammation and other complications associated with current neuroprosthetic implants. Moreover, real-time B2MI-provided neurological diagnosis, therapy and functional augmentation would integrate with the user’s perception and awareness. Show less

From a neurocentric perspective, H. sapiens-generated technology can be seen as our neocortex – primarily the prefrontal and sensorimotor cortices – extending and augmenting our physiological perceptual and motor structures by projecting itself into the external environment. Moreover, given our brain-based creation and subjective ranking of ideational importance, the emerging capability to directly enhance neurocognitive functionality presents a singularly foundational scientific and… Show more

From a neurocentric perspective, H. sapiens-generated technology can be seen as our neocortex – primarily the prefrontal and sensorimotor cortices – extending and augmenting our physiological perceptual and motor structures by projecting itself into the external environment. Moreover, given our brain-based creation and subjective ranking of ideational importance, the emerging capability to directly enhance neurocognitive functionality presents a singularly foundational scientific and technological undertaking. Here I propose Exocortical Cognition (ECC) – a transdisciplinary augmented cognition framework based on a review of the literature, accelerating progress in and convergence of a range of independent areas of science and technology, and the application of technology forecasting techniques. If realized, Exocortical Cognition would significantly enhance human cognitive function and memory capacity while bridging the often-presumed gap between human and future machine intelligence. Show less

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