New and updated Neuroscience and brain-computer interfaces pages on ContentLora.https://contentlora.com/enhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/brain-initiative/https://contentlora.com/wiki/brain-initiative/The US BRAIN Initiative funds neurotechnology and brain-mapping research. Its 2013 launch, budget swings from $680 million to $320 million, and 2026 rebound.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikineurotechlife-scienceshealthhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/microns-project/https://contentlora.com/wiki/microns-project/MICrONS mapped the wiring and activity of one cubic millimetre of mouse visual cortex: over 200,000 cells and 523 million synapses, released openly in 2025.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikineurotechlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/wiki/neuralink/https://contentlora.com/wiki/neuralink/Neuralink develops the N1, a wireless brain implant placed by a surgical robot. Its trials, reported results, safety record and what remains unproven.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikineurotechhealthlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/wiki/neuropixels/https://contentlora.com/wiki/neuropixels/Neuropixels are chip-based silicon probes that record hundreds of single neurons at once. How they work, the 2.0 version and first uses in people.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikineurotechlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/wiki/paradromics/https://contentlora.com/wiki/paradromics/Paradromics builds Connexus, a fully implanted high-channel brain-computer interface for restoring speech. Its FDA-approved trial and first results.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikineurotechhealthlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/wiki/precision-neuroscience/https://contentlora.com/wiki/precision-neuroscience/Precision Neuroscience makes Layer 7, a thin-film brain surface array with 1,024 electrodes and FDA clearance for up to 30 days of implantation.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikineurotechhealthlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/wiki/speech-neuroprostheses/https://contentlora.com/wiki/speech-neuroprostheses/Speech neuroprostheses decode attempted speech from the brain into text or a synthetic voice for people with paralysis. Key results, limits and trials.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikineurotechhealthlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/wiki/synchron/https://contentlora.com/wiki/synchron/Synchron's Stentrode is a brain-computer interface delivered through the blood vessels, avoiding open-brain surgery. Its trials, safety data and plans.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikineurotechhealthlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/wiki/utah-array/https://contentlora.com/wiki/utah-array/The Utah array is a grid of microelectrodes pushed into the cortex. It powered most landmark BCI studies, from cursor control in 2006 to speech in 2024.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikineurotechhealthlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/events/neurotech-tracker/https://contentlora.com/events/neurotech-tracker/A dated timeline of brain-computer interface trials, approvals, speech neuroprostheses, connectome milestones and neural-data rules, 2024 to October 2026.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopingneurotechhealthlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/analysis/bci-readiness-debate/https://contentlora.com/analysis/bci-readiness-debate/China approved an invasive BCI in 2026 and US firms are preparing pivotal trials. The evidence for and against implanted BCIs being ready for market.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisneurotechhealthlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/analysis/neural-data-privacy-debate/https://contentlora.com/analysis/neural-data-privacy-debate/Speech BCIs can now decode some inner speech, and laws are catching up. The debate over protecting neural data, from UNESCO to Colorado and the MIND Act.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisneurotechhealthlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/explain/how-brain-computer-interfaces-work/https://contentlora.com/explain/how-brain-computer-interfaces-work/Measure, decode, control: how a brain-computer interface turns neural activity into cursor movement, text or a synthesized voice, and how it is measured.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainerneurotechlife-scienceshealthhttps://contentlora.com/explain/how-brain-mapping-works/https://contentlora.com/explain/how-brain-mapping-works/How scientists map every neuron and synapse with electron microscopy and AI, from the whole fly brain to a cubic millimetre of mouse and human cortex.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainerneurotechlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/explain/how-neural-recording-works/https://contentlora.com/explain/how-neural-recording-works/From scalp caps to electrodes inside the cortex: how neural recording works, what each method can see, and the trade-off between signal and surgery.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainerneurotechlife-scienceshealthhttps://contentlora.com/explain/neurotech/https://contentlora.com/explain/neurotech/A sourced crash course on brain-computer interfaces and brain mapping: how they work, who leads, what is approved and where the frontier is in October 2026.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainerneurotechlife-scienceshealth