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The fast-growing market of non-invasive neurotechnology is collecting people’s neural data without clear guidelines.

A philosophy professor from the University of Washington (UW) discussed her efforts to integrate ethics into neurotechnology research. Goering focused primarily on her observations while working with ...

Neural engineering is an interdisciplinary field that synthesises principles from neuroscience, electrical engineering, and computer science to develop technologies for interfacing with, understanding ...

When brain organoids were introduced roughly a decade ago, they were a scientific curiosity. The pea-sized blobs of brain tissue grown from stem cells mimicked parts of the human brain, giving ...

Neural interfaces are nanodevices that can establish a direct communication pathway between the nervous system and external devices. These interfaces can be used to record neural activity, stimulate ...

As engineers, our creations have an immeasurable effect on the world, often one that continues to evolve after us in unimaginable ways. From bridges that tragically collapse to robots that are used as ...

Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Emerging Field of Human Neural Organoids, Transplants, and ...