Building better brains: Felix Aplin 🛠️🧠 | This Talk | ABC Australia

The human brain is the most complicated computer in the world, but we tend to take it for granted. By linking neuroscience and computer technologies, engineers and scientists are creating neural implants to unlock better pain management strategies, accessibility tools for people living with disabilities, and potential human enhancements. As we move into the most connected and information rich age in human history, how can we ensure that we keep our focus on this kind of big picture science so that those most vulnerable are receiving the help they need?

Felix Aplin

Felix Aplin is a postdoctoral fellow at the Translational Neuroscience Facility, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney. He holds a PhD in Medical Sciences from the University of Melbourne, and has completed research fellowships at Johns Hopkins Hospital (USA) and Hannover Medical School (Germany). He is currently a chief investigator on a research grant at UNSW exploring new treatments for chronic pain. Aplin’s research expertise is in neural engineering, medical bionics, brain-machine interfaces, and neural degeneration. He is particularly interested in using technology to connect with, and to repair, our nervous systems.

A UNSW Centre for Ideas project, with illustrations designed by Juune Lee and footage filmed at the EPICentre – a UNSW research centre located at the Art & Design campus. Videos filmed and edited by Paper Moose, and podcast editing and music composition by Bryce Halliday.

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