ATMA. Interfacing with the brain

Abstract

Science is constantly seeking to allow mankind to better itself and overcome the boundaries imposed by nature. However, with the evolution of technology and the growth of human knowledge, the paradigm is now changing: science aims to create a new human. By creating a new way of thinking towards the future, Transhumanism advocates the possibility of human evolution beyond its current physical and cognitive limitations by means of science and technology. The project atma. intends to transcend human capacities by pushing its boundaries, expanding the core faculties of the mind and the way we think, feel, and sense.

By analysing the potential of the human mind, the work aims to explore, transcend and enhance, aspiring to an utopic future based on the possibility of total neural control. According to the transhumanist values and scientific research, the project’s tender consists in interfacing with the brain, through a brain machine interface system that enables a computer or other digital device to communicate with the intellect. This way, the interface’s main goal is to map the human conscious, preconscious and unconscious mind, by analysing in real time all neural activity. This conceptual approach not only proposes the interpretation of the collected data, but also the possible control over the brain, from giving the possibility of controlling your own emotions to deleting your own thoughts.

As a result of this approach, atma. seeks to explore the possibilities that the transhumanist philosophy provides and to emphasize what we have the potential to become. In doing so, atma. elevates the idea of not being limited by traditional methods, instead we can also use technology to enable us to go beyond what some would think as “human”. This technological means now give humans effective cognitive abilities that far exceed those of biological brains.