2. The Superhuman Frontier.

What can happen if the hippocampus is damaged?

• Improved decision making
• Difficulty forming new long-term memories
• Enhanced memory formation
• Increased intelligence

How much did the specialized brain chips raise the monkeys' scores in the picture-matching game?

• 5 points
• 15 points
• 20 points
• 10 points

What is the potential of new prostheses according to the reading?

• To replace human abilities
• To enhance human abilities
• To decrease human abilities
• To restore missing human abilities

What is the potential impact of a damaged hippocampus on memory formation?

• Enhanced memory recall
• Difficulty forming new long-term memories
• Improved decision making
• Increased intelligence

What is the role of the hippocampus in memory formation?

• It is essential in forming new memories
• It is not involved in memory formation
• It enhances memory recall
• It impairs memory formation

What is the purpose of a 'hippocampus chip'?

• To replace the hippocampus
• To enhance memory formation
• To impair memory recall
• To repair damaged brain tissue

How can prostheses enhance human abilities?

• By decreasing abilities
• By augmenting capabilities
• By replacing capabilities
• By restoring abilities

What did the study involving the implantation of brain chips in monkeys demonstrate?

• No impact on monkey intelligence
• Decreased intelligence in monkeys
• No change in monkey behavior
• Boosted monkey intelligence

What is the main goal of the current generation of prostheses?

• To decrease human abilities
• To replace human abilities
• To enhance human abilities
• To restore human abilities

What were the results of the study involving the 'hippocampus chip' in rats?

• It impaired memory formation
• It decreased learning abilities
• It repaired damaged memory
• It had no effect on memory