Neurobiology and Artificial Intelligence: Medical, Social, and Ethical Implications

Author: Luca Saba

ISBN: 9780443447280

Published: February 2026

Format: Softcover

Language: English

Publisher: Elsevier

Description

Neurobiology and Artificial Intelligence: Medical, Social, and Ethical Implications explores the dynamic intersection of neurobiology and artificial intelligence, investigating how each field influences the other and what that convergence means for medicine, creativity, and human cognition. The book offers clear explanations of scientific and technical concepts while emphasizing the societal and moral challenges posed by advancements in AI and neuroscience.

Key Features

Offers clear explanations of scientific and technical concepts spanning neurobiology, machine learning, and artificial neural networks. Emphasizes the societal and moral challenges posed by advancements in AI and neuroscience, including AI dependency and human-machine interfaces. Explores how neurobiology and AI influence each other and their broader impact on medicine, creativity, and human cognition.

Coverage

Twenty-two chapters spanning the neurobiology of intelligence, fundamentals of artificial intelligence, machine learning and artificial neural networks, visualizing the brain and its functioning, the AI "black box" problem, different types of biological intelligence, learning, network medicine and AI, encoding evolutionary processes, neurobiology of addictions and AI dependency, AI's impact on human memory, AI and creativity, AI and human relationships, human-machine interfaces and neuroprosthetics, simulation of the human brain and artificial consciousness, hybrid AI, super-intelligence and singularity, and closing reflections on the future of humanity.

About the Author

Luca Saba is Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Cagliari, full professor of Radiology and Chief of the Department of Radiology in the A.O.U. of Cagliari. Professor Saba's research is focused on Multi-Detector-Row Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance, Ultrasound, Neuroradiology, and Diagnostic Vascular Sciences.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Neurobiology of Intelligence
3. Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence
4. Machine Learning and Artificial Neural Networks
5. Visualizing the Brain and Its Functioning
6. The "Black Box"
7. Different Types of Biological Intelligence
8. Learning
9. Network Medicine and Artificial Intelligence
10. Encoding Evolutionary Processes, Learning, and Intelligence
11. Neurobiology of Addictions and AI Dependency
12. The Impact of AI on Human Memory
13. Artificial Intelligence and Creativity: Catalyst or Constraint?
14. Artificial Intelligence and Human Relationships
15. The Inflation of Scientific Cycles
16. Human-Machine Interface and Neuroprosthetics
17. The Simulation of the Human Brain and Artificial Consciousness?
18. Staying Alive
19. Toward a Shared Future: Hybrid AI
20. Super-Intelligence and Singularity: What Rules?
21. The Concept of "Humanity"
22. Science and Ethics: Reflections on the Future of Humanity

Why buy this book?

Written by the Dean of Medicine at the University of Cagliari, this book moves beyond the technical mechanics of AI in neuroscience to the questions institutions are increasingly being asked to answer: what happens to memory, creativity, human relationships and consciousness itself as neurobiology and AI converge. It's a distinctive addition to neuroscience and medical ethics collections addressing AI's societal implications directly.

Keywords

Neurobiology and artificial intelligence, AI ethics in medicine, neuroprosthetics, artificial consciousness, AI dependency, human-machine interface, network medicine, neuroscience and AI

Target Audience

Neuroscientists, medical ethicists, healthcare professionals, academics in neurology and AI, academic medical libraries

Genre

Neuroscience & AI, Neurology

Q&A

Where can I buy Neurobiology and Artificial Intelligence: Medical, Social, and Ethical Implications?
You can order it directly from CLNZ Books, with worldwide shipping and payment by card, PayPal, or bank transfer.

Is this book technical or accessible to a broader readership?
It offers clear explanations of scientific and technical concepts, making it accessible while still substantively covering neurobiology and AI mechanics.

Does the book address AI dependency?
Yes, one chapter specifically covers the neurobiology of addictions and AI dependency.

Who is the author?
Luca Saba, Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Cagliari and Chief of the Department of Radiology at the A.O.U. of Cagliari.

Does the book cover artificial consciousness?
Yes, a dedicated chapter addresses the simulation of the human brain and the question of artificial consciousness.

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