Charged and ready

In the last century enormous progress has been made into the understanding of cellular and molecular biochemistry, especially through the unraveling of genetics. These advances have revolutionised humans' tools with which to alter themselves, usually in the name of medicine. In the wake of such discovery have come countless novel pharmaceuticals.

Whilst the molecular frontier has been racing forward, understanding of electrical and magnetic fields in the body has only been advancing at a snail's pace. The whole body is alive with electrical activity, in every cell charged ions play crucial roles in maintaining life. Yet this resource has barely been tapped.

Meanwhile another intellectual discipline, that of electronics, has been making great leaps forward... as exhibited by you reading this website from your computer. The power of modern electronics is obvious, and now it is being applied to biology in new and exciting ways.

Curious cat revelations

Walter Hess did work on cats in the 1900's where he showed electrical simulation of certain brain areas could elicit stereotyped behavioral patterns. Since then it has been revealed that almost every organ in the body is in some way regulated by neuronal activity.

Finally interest in electrical manipulation of the brain and body is gaining momentum and recognition. By combining modern electronics and computers directly with neural tissue, a new realm of discovery is opening before us.

Today much research is being focused on harnessing the brain's intrinsic nature using electronic technology, as shown by the plethora of papers published in the last few years.

Due to the sheer volume of new material on this subject, this website is dedicated to covering the key ideas and technologies behind the current science of neuro-electrics.