Tomorrow's People

Susan Greenfield explores how the "human nature" of future generations could be on course for a dramatic alteration, arguing that the current revolution in biomedical science and information technologies will have a dramatic impact on our brains and central nervous system. "In Tomorrow's People acclaimed neuroscientist Susan Greenfield shows that, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, we are standing on the brink of a mind makeover more cataclysmic than anything in our history. The science and technology that are already at the heart of our lives may soon transform not just the way we live but also the way we think and feel. And as we learn to appreciate the dynamism and sensitivity of our brain circuitry the prospect of directly tampering with the very essence of our individuality becomes increasingly likely." "Here Susan Greenfield imagines life in the future: a world free of pain and disease, where we can manipulate our bodies with machinery, our moods with 'smart drugs' and our innate nature with gene therapy. She explores a world where what we eat, our relationships, jobs, even the way we fight wars will be transformed by technology; where 'home' becomes a blur of artificial images, sounds, textures and smells; where any other reality is unnecessary. In this virtual realm of 'dreams and shadows' the notion of our individual selves may in fact be obliterated entirely."--BOOK JACKET.