Cyborg Revolution, The
Original title: Tachinaba Takashi Saizensen Houkokou: Cyborg Gijyutsu ga Jinrui wo Kaeru
Duration: 74’
Producer: Tatsuhiro Fujiki
Director: Tomoharu Okada / Naoko Omi
Participant: Yuki Yoshida
Company: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.)
Scientific field: Human & Technologies
Year: 2005
Country: Japan
Neuro-engineering, through the active participation of researchers throughout the world, is developing at an explosive pace. People with disabilities are being assisted by arms that move in response to thought alone and mechanical eyes. Medical treatments that involve the mechanical stimulation of the brain have produced dramatic results for some chronic illnesses and psychological disorders. It has also been found that the brain itself changes when it is linked to a machine.
Cyborg Revolution, The
