Neurotechnology

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Neurotechnology is the set of tools that analyze and influence the human nervous system, especially the brain.

[edit] Definitions

The definitions used worldwide by leading researchers, governments, and journals include:

• "Neurotechnology is any technology that makes it possible to manipulate the brain." -The Economist, May 23rd, 2002
• "On the leading edge of neurotechnology is psychopharmacology." -Eric Kandel, Nobel Prize Winner in Medicine, 2000
• "Hardware, software, and wetware that would be used to study the brain or behavior in basic or clinical research." -DHHS, 2001
• "Neurotechnology is how information technology and biotechnology affect the brain." -Baroness Susan Greenfield, UK, 2002

[edit] See also

• Brain-computer interface
• Brain implant
• Neuroprosthetics
• Neural Engineering
• Transcranial magnetic stimulation

[edit] External links

• The open-source Electroencephalography project, Programmable chip version
• OpenStim: The Open Noninvasive Brain Stimulator
• Brain controlled video game Boy controls video game through brain-machine interface October, 2006