Investigating the Brain and the Peripheral Nervous System
With its 86 billion neurons, the brain is the most complex organ we know. Up until today its diverse functions are far from being understood.
With its 86 billion neurons, the brain is the most complex organ we know. Up until today its diverse functions are far from being understood.
From Alzheimer’s disease and depression, up to eating disorders – diseases of the central nervous system deeply disturb and threaten our nature and wellbeing as humans.
Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI) hold great fascination for technology and science. In medicine, they refer to systems that detect neural activity and use it as a trigger for certain medically relevant actions.
Some brain diseases may require surgical removal of the affected parts of the brain. Examples of such cases include pharmacologically resistant epilepsy and brain tumors.