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# Miguel Nicolelis

(1961)   Biologist   Brazil

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Miguel Nicolelis is a biologist from Brazil, best known for *The True Creator of Everything*.

## Quick Facts About Miguel Nicolelis

Born March 7, 1961

Nationality Brazil

Profession Biologist

Notable works The True Creator of Everything

## About Miguel Nicolelis

Miguel Ângelo Laporta Nicolelis, is a Brazilian scientist, physician and Duke School of Medicine Professor in Neuroscience at Duke University, best known for his pioneering work surrounding brain-computer interface technology.

## Awards & Honors

Neuronal Plasticity Prize IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award

##  Quotes by Miguel Nicolelis

> [“Just follow the music”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/just-follow-the-music/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/086/miguel-nicolelis-25910_follow_just-follow-the-music-2437184_2437184.jpg)

> [We basically created a computational unit out of two brains.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/we-basically-created-a-computational-unit-out-of-two-brains/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d69/miguel-nicolelis-25910_basically_we-basically-created-a-computational-uni_1123923.jpg)

> [It's not telepathy. It's not the Borg. But we created a new central nervous system made of two brains.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/it-s-not-telepathy-it-s-not-the-borg-but-we-created-a-new-central/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Brains](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brains/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/223/miguel-nicolelis-25910_brains_it-s-not-telepathy-it-s-not-the-borg-but_43692.jpg)

> [We want to galvanize people's imaginations. With enough political will and investment, we could make wheelchairs obsolete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/we-want-to-galvanize-people-s-imaginations-with-enough-political-will/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/miguel-nicolelis-25910_could_we-want-to-galvanize-people-s-imaginatio_1437294.jpg)

> [The kind of neuroscience that I do and my colleagues do is almost like the weatherman. We are always chasing storms. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/the-kind-of-neuroscience-that-i-do-and-my-colleagues-do-is-almost/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bc/miguel-nicolelis-25910_almost_the-kind-of-neuroscience-that-i-do-and-m_1630103.jpg)

> [We have about 100 million cells interconnected in our brains. They communicate with one another through electrical signals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/we-have-about-100-million-cells-interconnected-in-our-brains-they/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/miguel-nicolelis-25910_about_we-have-about-100-million-cells-intercon_669843.jpg)

> [Eventually, brain implants will become as common as heart implants. I have no doubt about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/eventually-brain-implants-will-become-as-common-as-heart-implants-i/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd0/miguel-nicolelis-25910_about_eventually-brain-implants-will-become-as_3183663.jpg)

> [A lot of people thought the sense of self was hard-wired, but it's not at all. It can be changed very quickly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/a-lot-of-people-thought-the-sense-of-self-was-hard-wired-but-it-s-not/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26c/miguel-nicolelis-25910_changed_a-lot-of-people-thought-the-sense-of-sel_1815028.jpg)

> [The brain needs to have a story; it needs to have a logical screenplay telling where we're coming from and what we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/the-brain-needs-to-have-a-story-it-needs-to-have-a-logical-screenplay/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14a/miguel-nicolelis-25910_brain_the-brain-needs-to-have-a-story-it-needs_1156919.jpg)

> [With its billions of interconnected neurons, whose interactions change from millisecond to millisecond, the human brain is an archetypal complex system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/with-its-billions-of-interconnected-neurons-whose-interactions-change/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Archetypal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/archetypal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/miguel-nicolelis-25910_archetypal_with-its-billions-of-interconnected-neur_2432566.jpg)

> [We cannot even predict what kinds of emergent properties would appear when animals begin interacting as part of a brain-net. In theory,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/we-cannot-even-predict-what-kinds-of-emergent-properties-would-appear/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/miguel-nicolelis-25910_achieve_we-cannot-even-predict-what-kinds-of-eme_532684.jpg)

> [There are several patients - there are thousands of patients, tens of thousands of patients, that carry either a stimulator in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/there-are-several-patients-there-are-thousands-of-patients-tens-of/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

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> [Essentially, all expressions of human nature ever produced, from a caveman's paintings to Mozart's symphonies and Einstein's view of the universe, emerge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/essentially-all-expressions-of-human-nature-ever-produced-from-a/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aba/miguel-nicolelis-25910_dynamic_essentially-all-expressions-of-human-nat_1498631.jpg)

> [In my view, while the single neuron is the basic anatomical and information processing-signaling unit of the brain, it is not capable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/in-my-view-while-the-single-neuron-is-the-basic-anatomical-and/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

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> [It's the first time an exoskeleton has been controlled by brain activity and offered feedback to the patients. Doing a demonstration in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/it-s-the-first-time-an-exoskeleton-has-been-controlled-by-brain/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/785/miguel-nicolelis-25910_activity_it-s-the-first-time-an-exoskeleton-has-b_1187879.jpg)

> [I think the word 'soul' - it depends on what you define by 'soul.' If you're defining it as a mystical aura…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/i-think-the-word-soul-it-depends-on-what-you-define-by-soul-if-you-re/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/miguel-nicolelis-25910_about_i-think-the-word-soul-it-depends-on-what_35825.jpg)

> [Even two of humanity's most intimate possessions - a sense of self and a body image - are fluid, highly modifiable creations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/even-two-of-humanity-s-most-intimate-possessions-a-sense-of-self-and/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cd/miguel-nicolelis-25910_body_even-two-of-humanity-s-most-intimate-pos_3078314.jpg)

> [We want kids to think that they can think about science. They don't need to just play soccer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/we-want-kids-to-think-that-they-can-think-about-science-they-don-t/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59c/miguel-nicolelis-25910_about_we-want-kids-to-think-that-they-can-thin_748008.jpg)

> [I have no military application in my research. You know, we are all involved into rehabilitation medicine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/i-have-no-military-application-in-my-research-you-know-we-are-all/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd2/miguel-nicolelis-25910_application_i-have-no-military-application-in-my-res_1313800.jpg)

> [Impossible is just the possible that someone has not put enough effort to make it come true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/impossible-is-just-the-possible-that-someone-has-not-put-enough/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Effort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/effort/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a3/miguel-nicolelis-25910_effort_impossible-is-just-the-possible-that-som_827633.jpg)

> [We started all this research way back in the early 1990s, developing a technique that allows us to record the electrical signals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/we-started-all-this-research-way-back-in-the-early-1990s-developing-a/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5f/miguel-nicolelis-25910_back_we-started-all-this-research-way-back-in_1089519.jpg)

> [You could have all the computer chips ever in the world and you won’t create a consciousness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-nicolelis/you-could-have-all-the-computer-chips-ever-in-the-world-and-you-won-t/)

[Miguel Nicolelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-nicolelis/)

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