2009-The Physician of the Future English and Catalan

F UNDACIÓN E DUCACIÓN M ÉDICA (FEM) 34 amounts of information are elements that further drive possibilities of dealing with neuro-pathological conditions. Arti"cial Intelligence progress and miniaturised sophisticated robots will generate important possibilities in replicating cerebral functions in implantable chips replacing damaged functions. Modern technology is enabling neurosciences to deal with questions that traditionally belonged to other disciplines, such as the self, conscientiousness, external reality, spirituality and so on. $ese have become research subjects with scienti"c methodology and point out that other traditional dualisms (cause/e'ect, nature/nurture, neurology/ psychology,…) can also be challenged.