Chapter 1
Merging muscle and metal
Chapter 2
The self-sustaining life support
Chapter 3
Connecting brains to machines
Chapter 4
Designing the bio-hybrid vehicle
YOUR GOAL
Master of Building a self-sustaining cyborg vehicle
Ch 3 · Connecting brains to machines
007skaty Brain-Machine Interfaces
Brain to machine, brain to machine, we can decode what the cells have seen.
007skaty Microscopic laser pulses sent through fiber-optic cables trigger neural pathways, creating a high-speed data bridge between biological minds
Fun Fact
Larva brain map: In 2023, scientists fully mapped a fruit fly larva's brain, which took 12 years to trace all 3,016 neurons.
Glossary
brain-machine interface (noun)
A direct communication pathway between a biological brain and an external technological device. In 2024, Neuralink successfully implanted its chip into a human patient to control a computer cursor.
A direct communication pathway between a biological brain and an external technological device. In 2024, Neuralink successfully implanted its chip into a human patient to control a computer cursor.
Quiz
Where are brain-computer interface electrodes typically placed to read speech intent?
Quiz
Who designed the syringe-injectable mesh electronics at Harvard University in 2015?
Quiz
What speed did Stanford's 2023 brain-computer interface reach when decoding speech?