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ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2024

Neurosurgery and the Brain-Computer Interface.

Jeffrey V Rosenfeld

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Review in Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Application and Research Progress of BCI in Post-Stroke Psychiatric Disorders: A Narrative Review.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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  2. [Research progress on flexible electrode technology in brain computer interface applications].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2026
    Review
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Jeffrey V RosenfeldDepartment of Neurosurgery, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. j.rosenfeld@alfred.org.au.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are devices that connect the human brain to an effector via a computer and electrode interface. BCIs may also transmit sensory data to the brain. We describe progress with the many types of surgically implanted BCIs, in which electrodes contact or penetrate the cerebral cortex. BCIs developed for restoration of movement in paralyzed limbs or control a robotic arm; restoration of somatic sensation, speech, vision, memory, hearing, and olfaction are also presented. Most devices remain experimental. Commercialization is costly, incurs financial risk, and is time consuming. There are many ethical principles that should be considered by neurosurgeons and by all those responsible for the care of people with serious neurological disability. These considerations are also paramount when the technology is used in for the purpose of enhancement of normal function and where commercial gain is a factor. A new regulatory and legislative framework is urgently required. The evolution of BCIs is occurring rapidly with advances in computer science, artificial intelligence, electronic engineering including wireless transmission, and materials science. The era of the brain-"cloud" interface is approaching.

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Brain-Computer InterfacesBrainElectrodes, ImplantedHumansNeurosurgeryNeurosurgical ProceduresArtificial intelligenceBCIsBionicsBlindnessDisabilityNeuroethicsNeuro-prosthesisNeuro-rightsNeurosurgeryParalysis

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