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  • The increasing integration of computer hardware and software with human brains, termed cyborgization, spans Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) to mind upload concepts.
  • Transhumanist visions often drive neuro-technological development, raising concerns about inclusivity and potential discrimination.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the intersectional dimensions of neuro-technological developments and transhumanist visions, coining the term TechnoBrainBodies-in-Cultures.
  • To critique neurobiological determinism and its role in legitimizing transhumanist agendas within BCI research.
  • To propose a material-discursive strategy for inclusive cyborgian futures based on political feminist materialisms.

Main Methods:

  • Intersectional analysis of neuroscientific research and neuro-technological development.
  • Conceptual refinement of posthumanist theories into a posthumanities perspective.
  • Examination of shifts in BCI research from "thought-translation" to affective conditioning and from controllability to obstinacy.

Main Results:

  • Transhumanist visions in BCI research risk perpetuating discriminatory norms, conflating normative capacity with an "abled, successful, white masculinized techno-brain."
  • BCI research is shifting towards affective conditioning and exhibiting "obstinacy," challenging traditional notions of agency and subject-object relations.
  • Neuro-technological governmentality raises questions about whose lives are prioritized for improvement and whose are excluded.

Conclusions:

  • A posthumanities perspective combined with the TechnoBrainBodies-in-Cultures concept offers a framework for inclusive cyborg futures.
  • An intersectional, material-discursive strategy is needed to address affect, sociality, diversity, and agency in neuro-technological advancements.
  • Future cyborgian futures must actively counter discrimination by embracing "intersectional stuff" and acknowledging obstinate techno-brain agencies.