The Battle for Your Brain

Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology

By: Nita A. Farahany

Narrated by: Rachel Perry

A new dawn of brain tracking and hacking is coming. Will you be prepared for what comes next?

Imagine a world where your brain can be interrogated to learn your political beliefs, your thoughts can be used as evidence of a crime, and your own feelings can be held against you. A world where people who suffer from epilepsy receive alerts moments before a seizure, and the average person can peer into their own mind to eliminate painful memories or cure addictions.

Neuroscience has already made all of this possible today, and neurotechnology will soon become the “universal controller” for all of our interactions with technology. This can benefit humanity immensely, but without safeguards, it can seriously threaten our fundamental human rights to privacy, freedom of thought, and self-determination.

From one of the world’s foremost experts on the ethics of neuroscience, The Battle for Your Brain offers a path forward to navigate the complex legal and ethical dilemmas that will fundamentally impact our freedom to understand, shape, and define ourselves.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

Important book, unfortunately red by the wrong narrator

This vitally important book written by a top expert in the field is unfortunately spoiled in the Audible version by a narrator who would be more suited to young adult fiction books. I would recommend reading the book both for this reason, and because I often found myself wishing I could highlight passages to share.

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Very important issues to consider for the future of Pay attention Pay attention Pay attention

Timely, fascinating, and vital

I thoroughly enjoyed both the content and the presentation. The issues raised are profound and will affect nothing less than the future of liberty, privacy, and even what it means to be human.

a chilling look @ future neuroscience & free will

I really enjoyed this book. At the same time it scared both me and anybody I shared the ideas with.

I have a bachelor's of Neuroscience and have studied the topic on my own for many years since then. the current state of neurotek or neurotechnology even at the consumer level is much beyond what I expected it was with clear evidence of Neuromancer like technologies within our lifetimes.

Excellent overview of BCI

This was an excellent overview of a rapidly approaching technology that will radically change how we interact with the world. I wish more people would read this book and understand where we are going for better or worse.