Neuroscience and brain-computer interfaces in 2026: a crash course
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.
Neuroscience and brain-computer interfaces
Brain mapping, neural implants and interfaces that connect brains and computers.
Neurotech tracker: brain-computer interfaces and brain mapping
A dated timeline of brain-computer interface trials, approvals, speech neuroprostheses, connectome milestones and neural-data rules, 2024 to October 2026.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
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Optogenetics
ALS research tracker: treatments, trials and milestones
From optogenetics to psychiatry: how close are new treatments?
ADHD apps and digital therapeutics: a sourced guide (2026)
ALS explained: symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and research in 2026
ALS treatments guide: riluzole, edaravone, tofersen and what's next
BRAIN Initiative
MICrONS Project
Neuralink
Neuropixels
Paradromics
Precision Neuroscience
Speech neuroprostheses
Synchron
Utah array
Are brain implants ready to become medical products?
Mental privacy: should neural data get special protection?
How brain-computer interfaces work
How brain mapping and connectomics work
How scientists record brain activity