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Authors: E. Paul Zehr
neural plasticity/neuroplasticity,
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,
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,
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,
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Neuromimetic Telepresence Unit (NTU-150) armor: brain-machine interface and,
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,
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,
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description of,
11â13
sensation feeding back into,
62
neuromuscular junction,
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neuronal recordings,
111â12
neuron doctrine,
150
central pattern generators,
90â91
electrical stimulation of,
55â56
membrane potential,
20â21
as tuned to movement directions,
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neuropathy from alcoholism,
117
neuroprosthetics: bionic glove,
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definition of,
38
general principles for,
38â39
HAL robot suit,
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,
144â47
,
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,
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improvements in,
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types of,
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WalkAide,
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,
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. See also
prosthetics
NeuroSky,
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neurotransmitters and alcohol,
116â17
“neuro-web life support system,”
12
New Avengers: Illuminati comic miniseries (2007),
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Newton, Isaac,
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Nichols, David C.,
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NMDA receptors,
116â17
Noble-Haeusslein, Linda,
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NTU-150 armor.
See
Neuromimetic Telepresence Unit armor
nucleus,
23
Nuytten, Phil,
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,
141â42
,
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Nyctalope (cyborg),
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occipital lobe,
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open loop control,
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optical neuroprosthesis,
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,
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,
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Ossur Flex-Foot Cheetah prosthetic,
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,
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Palmiero-Winters, Amy,
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paradigm shifts,
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parietal lobe,
49
Parkinson's disease,
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patent law,
151â53
Penfield, Wilder,
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perception of time, and attention,
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performance and stress,
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perturbations,
85
phantom limb and phantom pain syndromes,
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101â2
The Physics of Superheroes
(Kakalios),
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physiological adaptation to stress, effects of on body,
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pilots: multitasking by,
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,
75â79
training of,
163
Planck, Max,
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planning of movement,
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,
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Poincaré, Henri,
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post-concussion syndrome,
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potassium,
20
Potts, Pepper (character),
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,
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powered devices, state of technology in,
26â27
premotor area of brain,
55
pressure waves from explosions,
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,
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171â72
Prochazka, Arthur,
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Project Cyborg,
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prosthetic motor memory,
105
prosthetics: changes in BCI with use of,
102â3
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,
105
including sensation from,
107â8
performance enhancement due to,
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,
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of Pistorius,
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,
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.
See also
neuroprosthetics
protection, use of armor for,
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proteins in muscle fibers,
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Quesada, Joe,
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Ramachandran, Vilayanur,
99
recruitment,
24
Red Barbarian,
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Reed, Brian,
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Reeve, Christopher,
58â59
rehabilitation: potential for use of brain-machine interface in,
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robot suit for,
144â47
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,
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of walking,
90â91
Reissig, Chad,
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remote control armor system,
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retraining of body,
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90â91
Rhodes, Jim “War Machine” (character): armor given to Air Force by,
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battle with,
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first use of armor,
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in
Iron Man
movie,
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in
Iron Man 2
movie,
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on jacking into satellite,
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on “Masters of Silence,”
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practice using armor,
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stimulants and,
122â23
risks of being Iron Man: to implants,
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to nervous system,
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overview of,
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whiplash,
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risks taken by inventors,
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Ritenour, Amber,
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robotic devices: direct connections between nervous system and,
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,
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,
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robot Iron Man.
See
Neuromimetic Telepresence Unit (NTU-150) armor
Romita, John, Jr.,
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Rose, Jacob,
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Rossy, Yves,
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,
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138â41
Rourke, Mickey,
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Rousseau, Craig,
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“Runaround” (Asimov),
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running,
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,
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.
See also
walking
sacral region of spine and spinal cord,
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safeguards for control systems of armor,
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Sankai, Yoshiyuki,
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,
144â47
satellite, jacking into,
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scientific advance and discovery,
147â51
Scientific Genius
(Simonton),
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,
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,
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secondary impact syndrome,
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Secret Invasion
(graphic novel),
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senescence,
176â78
sensors on armor,
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sensory adaptation,
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sensory areas of brain,
52
sensory input in human flight,
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sensory substitution,
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Sherrington, Charles,
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Shippam-Brett, Cynthia,
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Simek, Art,
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Simonton, Dean,
Scientific Genius
,
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The Six Million Dollar Man
(TV series),
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skeletal muscle,
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skyflying,
135â36
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138â41
slow twitch motor units,
25
sodium,
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sodium channels in axons,
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software, problems with,
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Sohn, Clem,
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somatosensory cortex,
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somatosensory evoked potentials,
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somatosensory maps: changes in,
97â98
description of,
95â96
phantom limb and phantom pain syndromes,
98â99
,
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101â2
tools and devices and,
108â9
speech, attention demands of,
71â72
Spiderman,
115â16
spinal cord: action potentials,
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in ALS,
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sports and concussions,
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,
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sports biomechanics,
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“spot checks” by police for intoxication,
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springlike effect while walking and running,
31â33
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sprouting,
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Stableford, Brian,
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Stane, Obidiah (character),
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Stanslaski, S.,
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Stark, Howard (Tony's father),
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Stark, Tony (Anthony Edward, character): alcohol use and abuse by,
101â2
,
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as genius inventor,
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health crises of,
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height and weight of,
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Iron Man origin story,
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as ladies' man,
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nervous system degeneration,
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on pilots,
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reinvention of,
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.
See also
Iron Man; risks of being Iron Man
Star Trek: the Next Generation
(TV series),
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steam pumps,
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Stein, Richard,
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stimulants, effects of on body,
121â23
Strayer, David,
74â75
strength training,
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stress: effects of on body,
82
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
(Kuhn),
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Suminski, Aaron,
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superheroes: as superhuman,
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viewed as “possible,”
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See also specific characters
Superman,
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supertaskers,
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supplementary motor area of brain,
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surfaces for walking or running,
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Surrogates
(movie),
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synaesthesia,
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Tales of Suspense: #39 (1963),
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#40 (1963),
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,
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Tarnak farm incident in Afghanistan,
122â23
Taylor, Charlotte,
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telepresence armor.
See
Neuromimetic Telepresence Unit (NTU-150) armor
temporal lobe,
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Terminator,
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texting while driving,
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therapeutic electrical stimulation,
39
thermoregulation,
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thoracic region of spine and spinal cord,
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,
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Thorbuster armor,
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thoughts, transforming into actions of machines,
37â38
Three Laws of Robotics (Asimov),
129â30
tibia,
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tools, use of,
108â9