The first computers were bulky machines spanning several rooms. A few decades forward, they are so small they can work inside our heads and stimulate our minds. A company of Elon Musk, Neuralink, is taking this idea to another level and making sci-fi a reality. Or is it really? How far are we in understanding the human brain?

We discussed this with Greg Cogan, Assistant Professor in Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Duke University School of Medicine, and Konrad Körding, Neuroscience Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. 

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The author of Highlight is journalist, author, and podcaster Jiri Svoboda. You can contact him at [email protected] or on X and Instagram: @_jirisvo_