Comments on: Neural stem cells part of experimental treatment for ALS patients http://www.kurzweilai.net/neural-stem-cells-part-of-experimental-treatment-for-als-patients Accelerating Intelligence Fri, 24 May 2013 09:48:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Gorden Russell http://www.kurzweilai.net/neural-stem-cells-part-of-experimental-treatment-for-als-patients/comment-page-1#comment-29320 Gorden Russell Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:36:49 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=160078#comment-29320 Well, melajara, if it ever becomes a common thing to get brain shots to restore your failing memory, I'd be all for it. It just dawned on me, I can't remember the names of the people I used to work with. Well, melajara, if it ever becomes a common thing to get brain shots to restore your failing memory, I’d be all for it. It just dawned on me, I can’t remember the names of the people I used to work with.

]]> By: melajara http://www.kurzweilai.net/neural-stem-cells-part-of-experimental-treatment-for-als-patients/comment-page-1#comment-29303 melajara Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:28:42 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=160078#comment-29303 I wonder when such procedures for VOLUNTARY intelligence or (motor) skills augmentation will be authorized and/or actually started. The dominant paradigm is that learning in youngsters proceeds from neuronal circuits selection in a redundant repertoire followed by attrition of the non used pre-wired connections. It is quite a shame that the brain potential of people up to 7 -when myelination starts to kick in and gradually slows down brain plasticity- is not exploited to optimize important skill acquisitions (motor coordination, internal imagery, verbal aptitudes, music, math intuition, aesthetic sense, etc). Yet targeted use of stem cells would restore on a temporary basis this overconnectivity, offering a second chance as a learning booster for grown-up people. Using neuronal stem cells or a variety of neuron progenitors would restore part of this marvelous plasticity in adults for potential cognitive enhancements. I think there would be a lot of volunteers, me included, to have a chance to patch up cognitive lapses, so the ethical obstacles are moot to me. No pain, no gain they say, it is thus normal that the potential rewards for such volunteers would be in proportion to the risks taken. I wonder when such procedures for VOLUNTARY intelligence or (motor) skills augmentation will be authorized and/or actually started.

The dominant paradigm is that learning in youngsters proceeds from neuronal circuits selection in a redundant repertoire followed by attrition of the non used pre-wired connections.

It is quite a shame that the brain potential of people up to 7 -when myelination starts to kick in and gradually slows down brain plasticity- is not exploited to optimize important skill acquisitions (motor coordination, internal imagery, verbal aptitudes, music, math intuition, aesthetic sense, etc).

Yet targeted use of stem cells would restore on a temporary basis this overconnectivity, offering a second chance as a learning booster for grown-up people.

Using neuronal stem cells or a variety of neuron progenitors would restore part of this marvelous plasticity in adults for potential cognitive enhancements.

I think there would be a lot of volunteers, me included, to have a chance to patch up cognitive lapses, so the ethical obstacles are moot to me.

No pain, no gain they say, it is thus normal that the potential rewards for such volunteers would be in proportion to the risks taken.

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