From Memory to Mind Uploading

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Join Angela Thornton as she explores a hypothetical futuristic world where brains can be emulated, augmented and uploaded.

<p>Angela is a postgraduate researcher at the University based within the Horizon Centre for Doctoral Training. In this talk Angela will share her PhD journey which uses innovative tools and techniques to explore a hypothetical futuristic world. In this scenario we can create an artificial brain (via whole brain emulation) and potentially augment or even upload our brains and minds to a different platform such as a supercomputer. While mind uploading has been widely depicted in popular media such as Black Mirror (Brooker, Jones &amp; Reisz, 2011-2019) and Amazon’s Upload (Daniels &amp; Klein, 2020 -), scientific and technological innovations such as mapping neuronal connections, high resolution imaging and growth in nanoscience and computing, as well as advances in neuro prosthetics and Brain: Computer Interfaces (BCI), means that it may become a reality in the far future.
</p><p>Angela is supported by the Horizon Centre for Doctoral Training at the University of Nottingham (UKRI Grant No. EP/S023305/1) and by the Carboncopies Foundation.
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