Cognetics: Robotic Interfaces for the Conscious Mind.

Journal: Trends in cognitive sciences
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Abstract

Cognetics joins the cognitive neuroscience of bodily awareness with robotics to study, control, and enhance perception, cognition, and consciousness. We highlight robot-controlled bodily perception, conscious states, and social interactions and sketch how future cognetic interfaces will impact cognitive neuroscience and human enhancement.

Authors

  • Giulio Rognini
    Center for Neuroprosthetics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Geneva, Switzerland; Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, Brain Mind Institute, Faculty of Life Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Geneva, Switzerland; Laboratory of Robotic Systems, School of Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: giulio.rognini@epfl.ch.
  • Olaf Blanke
    Center for Neuroprosthetics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Geneva, Switzerland; Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, Brain Mind Institute, Faculty of Life Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Geneva, Switzerland; Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: olaf.blanke@epfl.ch.