Neuroanatomy
The thing shot across a synapse for neurons to communication
What is a neurotransmitter?
The thing(s) that generate a current.
What are moving charges?
The company that makes the infamous "Unicorn" headset
What is g.tec?
The neurotech company made by someone who's name rhymes with "Nylon Tusk"
Neuralink
Is ChatGPT "AI" and why (at least one reason)
I stg if you say yes...
This brain region, located in the frontal lobe along the precentral gyrus, is the most common target for decoding movement intention.
What is the Primary Motor Cortex (M1)?
What any measurement device in the real word needs to isolate the "valuable" data.
What is a filter?
Area of the brain responsible for taking in visual stimuli, such as those in SSVEP.
What is the Occipital Lobe?
The procedure by how doctors used to "fix" neurological issues.
What is a Lobotomy?
This device was famously initially used for childbirth and is now used in many industrial contexts, albeit with proper hearing protection.
What is a chainsaw?
The part of the brain resulting in speaking (but not comprehension) issues if damaged.
What is Broca's Area?
Name for a system which constantly takes in and handles new inputs based on old outputs.
What is a Closed-Loop system?
The main deciding factor when it comes to ECoG or EEG
What is invasiveness?
The first multicellular animal to have its brain mapped
Caenorhabditis elegans
Tell me how Johns Hopkins got its name "Johns"
It came from his great-grandmother, Margaret Johns. According to Quaker traditions, the mother's maiden name gets passed down as a child's first name.
The "Johns Hopkins" was the 2nd to be names this way, to maintain the family line.
The voltage difference during the depolarization of a neuron at an action potential.
What is 100mV (-70 -> 30)
The type of filter all modern measurement devices need to counteract the noise of electricity.
What is a Band-Stop / Notch Filter?
A newer, noninvasive procedure for helping with depression and various addictions by stimulating neurons.
What is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)?
The Greek word from which "EEG" came from.
What is enképhalos (meaning "within the head")?
What is an embarrassment...yah that's actually so mean...
Derived from Latin for "seahorse," this part of the brain is crucial for memory and was an early target for mapping brain activity.
What is the hippocampus?
The most common device used to reduce a passive signal offset and increase the value of the signal.
What is an instrumentation amplifier?
The type of cells causing "scarring" to appear around neural implants, reducing their effectiveness.
What are "Glial Cells" (Glial Scarring)?
The person who originally coined the term "BCI" in the 70s.
Name their organization for double points!
Who is Jacques Vidal (UCLA)?
The best member of the board (everybody participate)
haha I just wanted to see what you would say
Everybody gets points :)