My fascination with neuroscience was ignited after delving into 'Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience' by Michael S. Gazzaniga. The intriguing exploration of divergent thoughts harbored by the left and right brain was nothing short of an intellectual revelation, sparking my enduring passion for neuroscience. I view neuroscience as a truly interdisciplinary field where the brightest mind from biology, psychology, physics, mathematics, and computer science collaborate to unveil the mysteries that shrouds the brain.
As I delved deeper into neuroscience research, I discovered an underlying passion for numerical analysis and quantification. This motivated me to pursue a minor in Artificial Intelligence, a field I find captivating due to its diverse applicability. In the 21st century, AI had became so ingrained in our life whether we realize it or not. I feel that AI and neuroscience greatly complement each other and aims to integrate these two field.
One sphere I find particularly compelling for the intersection of AI and neuroscience is Brain-Machine Interface (BMI). Through intricate arrays of electrodes, we can gather a wealth of data from the brain. I'm convinced that AI holds the potential to transform this raw data into comprehensible, actionable information. My vision is to engineer a neuroprosthesis that can be controlled by the mind seamlessly, making it indistinguishable from a biological arm. Achieving this would necessitate extensive knowledge in motor decoding and sensory encoding.
My ambitious goal of "Making virtual reality the reality" is a quest I'm committed to in my lifetime. Although it might appear far-fetched, I am driven by the hope that one day, we can stimulate the brain to perceive a virtual environment as if it was the reality. Achieving this would imply our comprehensive understanding of the brain, and our ability to decode and encode information accurately. Furthermore, this would also mean that many therapeutics would have been derived from the technologies used for encoding and decoding. For instance, direct neural stimulation could potentially restore sight for the visually impaired, a spinal cord injury patient could regain mobility through a prosthetic limb, and a locked-in patient could reestablish communication.
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