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Ideasthesia

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [ hide ] This article has multiple issues.  Please help  improve it  or discuss these issues on the  talk page .  ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article  relies too much on  references  to  primary sources .  (February 2015) This article  may be too  technical  for most readers to understand .  (August 2015) Example of associations between graphemes and colors that are described more accurately as ideasthesia than as synesthesia Ideasthesia  (alternative spelling  ideaesthesia ) is defined as a phenomenon in which activations of concepts (inducers) evoke perception-like experiences (concurrents). The name comes from  Greek   ἰδέα  (idéa)  and  αἴσθησις  (aísthēsis) , meaning 'sensing concepts' or 'sensing ideas'. The main reason for introducing the notion of ideasthesia wa...

Neural engineering

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see  Neurocybernetics . This article includes a  list of references , but  its sources remain unclear  because it has  insufficient  inline citations .  Please help to  improve  this article by  introducing  more precise citations.   (June 2015)   ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) Neural engineering  (also known as  neuroengineering ) is a discipline within  biomedical engineering  that uses engineering techniques to understand, repair, replace, enhance, or otherwise exploit the properties of neural systems. Neural engineers are uniquely qualified to solve design problems at the interface of living neural tissue and non-living constructs. Contents    [ hide ]  1 Overview 2 History 3 Fundamentals 3.1 Neuroscience 3.2 Engineering 4 Scope 4.1 Neuromechanics 4.2 Neuromodulation 4.3...