
POOJA RAO
Writings from the Neural Interface
Wrist-worn neural interfaces have come of age: Facebook Reality Labs and Cala Health
Posted on October 06, 2021Neural interfaces may be mainstream before we know it, in very familiar form. Facebook's Reality Labs division is working on a consumer device that senses tiny nerve signals at the wrist to offer…
Read full postGoing Long on the Vagus nerve: Startups Re-discover the Autonomic Neuromodulation Goldmine
Posted on June 04, 2021Electrical stimulation of the Vagus nerve to treat chronic disease has been around for 35 years, with mixed success. Fifteen ventures, as many therapeutic areas, and billions of dollars later, a new…
Read full postChina's Brain-Computer Interface Landscape in 2021: Has the Dragon Woken up to Neurotech?
Posted on April 17, 2021Chinese brain-computer interface research is about a decade behind the US or Europe but is likely to catch up quickly as the government pours funding into the China Brain Project. Local manufacturers…
Read full postHow DARPA drives Brain Machine Interface Research
Posted on November 22, 2020The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency invests millions in brain-computer interface projects every year, effectively driving the BCI research agenda. This post catalogs the various programs…
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