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Plug me in: the physics of brain–computer interfaces

17 Oct 2023

Sidney Perkowitz delves into the cutting-edge work being done to make brain–computer interfaces safer, more durable and widely available

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Brain tapping Developments in neurotechnology, biophysics and material science are helping to advance the technology that can link your brain to a computer. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Lia Koltyrina)
The human brain is an astounding and complex piece of machinery. With more than 80 billion neurons i

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Sidney Perkowitz is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Physics Emeritus at Emory University, US. His latest books are Science Sketches: the Universe from Different Angles and Physics: a Very Short Introduction
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