Neuroprosthetics and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Welcome to the frontier where mind meets machine. This 48-lecture audio course delivers a sweeping, PhD-level exploration of neuroprosthetics and brain–computer interfaces (BCIs), tracing the arc from early electrical experiments to the latest breakthroughs in neural decoding, cortical stimulation, and cognitive enhancement. It weaves together foundational neuroscience, cutting-edge engineering, landmark clinical use cases, and the emerging societal implications of brain–machine integration. Listeners will journey through the biology of neurons and networks, the physics of electrodes and wireless implants, the clinical realities of stroke, ALS, and Parkinson’s disease, and the technological future of memory prosthetics, speech decoding, and real-time brain–AI symbiosis. Along the way, the course tackles the deepest questions: What happens when a mind is routed through a machine? Who owns neural data? And what does it mean to be augmented? Rigorous, narrative-driven, and designed for the intellectually ambitious, this course is an essential guide to one of the most transformative domains in science and technology.