To achieve truly precise mind reading and control, neuroscientists must master the syntax or set of rules that transform
electrochemical pulses coursing through the brain into perceptions, memories, emotions, and decisions.
Like transistors, neurons serve as switches, or logic gates, absorbing and emitting
electrochemical pulses, called action potentials, which resemble the basic units of information in digital computers.
Some scientists think the secret is in short
electrochemical pulses exchanged between neurons — the language of the brain.
To achieve truly precise mind reading and control, neuroscientists must master the syntax, or set of rules, that transforms
electrochemical pulses coursing through the brain into perceptions, memories, emotions, and decisions.