Brain–Machine Interfaces: The Role of the Neurosurgeon

Neurotechnology is set to expand rapidly in the coming years as technological innovations hardware and software are translated clinical setting. Given our unique access patients with neurologic disorders, expertise which guide appropriate treatments, technical skills implant brain–machine interfaces (BMIs), neurosurgeons have a key role play progress of this field. We outline current state challenges advancing field, including technology, recipients, implantation methodology, function, ethical, regulatory, economic considerations. Our message encourage neurosurgical community proactively engage collaborating other health care professionals, engineers, scientists, ethicists, regulators tackling these issues. By doing so, we will equip ourselves drive field forward avoid being mere technicians an industry driven by those around us.