Drawing on real research and speculative scenarios, L M Harwood takes readers inside the race to hack, decode, manipulate, and delete human memory. You'll discover how scientists are developing treatments that could eliminate Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD by editing traumatic experiences, how false memories can be implanted with disturbing ease, and how the future might hold marketplaces where you can buy someone else's vacation memories or sell your professional expertise. It explores the chilling frontier where neuroscience, artificial intelligence and surveillance technology collide.
This book blends rigorous scientific reporting with speculative storytelling to explore the full implications of memory research. While the foundational science is real-drawn from peer-reviewed studies and interviews with leading researchers-many of the case studies and future scenarios are imaginative extrapolations designed to illustrate where this technology might lead us.