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NEUROTECH FUTURES | Naveen Rao | Substack
The #1 Source of Global News & Insights for the Commercial Neurotechnology Ecosystem. News, Insights, Speculation, & More. Click to read NEUROTECH FUTURES, by Naveen Rao, a Substack publication with ...
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💵Funding
🤝 Deals
🛒Product & Market
🏦Regulatory & Reimbursement
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"& MORE"
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Neurotech Job seekers: We relaunched neurotechjobs.io! New site, with a new newsletter coming soon. Share your perspective and please share with your colleagues looking for work in this field!
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Working In Neurotech: Community Survey
Hello! Neurotech Futures is shaping the future of our job board and newsletter.
I'm asking for YOUR help as a member of our ecosystem. Please share some quick input with us to help us ensure our work...
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October 4, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Neurotech Job seekers: We relaunched neurotechjobs.io! New site, with a new newsletter coming soon. Share your perspective and please share with your colleagues looking for work in this field!
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Work has become a penrose steps of asking people for money and people asking for money. Which way is up again?
August 25, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Work has become a penrose steps of asking people for money and people asking for money. Which way is up again?
Love my job.
August 20, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Love my job.
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New: an advocacy group is suing the AMA over its billing codes, challenging their copyright.
PatientRightsAdvocate.org says they want to republish the codes online and make them free and searchable. AMA currently charges royalties for the codes.
PatientRightsAdvocate.org says they want to republish the codes online and make them free and searchable. AMA currently charges royalties for the codes.
Group sues AMA seeking transparency over Medicare billing codes
PatientRightsAdvocate.org says it wants to republish the proprietary billing codes that guide billions of dollars in health care payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
New: an advocacy group is suing the AMA over its billing codes, challenging their copyright.
PatientRightsAdvocate.org says they want to republish the codes online and make them free and searchable. AMA currently charges royalties for the codes.
PatientRightsAdvocate.org says they want to republish the codes online and make them free and searchable. AMA currently charges royalties for the codes.
Signals 08: June 2026
H1 Roundup, Wave, Nyxoah, Butterfly Network, Shiratronics, Aurenar, SCI Ventures
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/signals8
H1 Roundup, Wave, Nyxoah, Butterfly Network, Shiratronics, Aurenar, SCI Ventures
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/signals8
Signals 08: June 2026
H1 Roundup, Wave, Nyxoah, Butterfly Network, Shiratronics, Aurenar, SCI Ventures
neurotechnology.substack.com
July 30, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Signals 08: June 2026
H1 Roundup, Wave, Nyxoah, Butterfly Network, Shiratronics, Aurenar, SCI Ventures
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/signals8
H1 Roundup, Wave, Nyxoah, Butterfly Network, Shiratronics, Aurenar, SCI Ventures
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/signals8
Neurotech Notables #58: July 1-15, 2026
Biocompute Tetris. 1st Commercial BCI Implant. NYBCI Discount. All the EEG news.
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/notables-58
Biocompute Tetris. 1st Commercial BCI Implant. NYBCI Discount. All the EEG news.
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/notables-58
Neurotech Notables #58: July 1-15, 2026
Biocompute Tetris. 1st Commercial BCI Implant. NYBCI Discount. All the EEG news.
neurotechnology.substack.com
July 30, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Neurotech Notables #58: July 1-15, 2026
Biocompute Tetris. 1st Commercial BCI Implant. NYBCI Discount. All the EEG news.
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/notables-58
Biocompute Tetris. 1st Commercial BCI Implant. NYBCI Discount. All the EEG news.
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/notables-58
FDA In Motion: New Fees, Fresh Data, Open Funding, Submission Strategies & More
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/reg4
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/reg4
FDA In Motion: New Fees, Fresh Data, Open Funding, Submission Strategies & More
On The Reg 04
neurotechnology.substack.com
July 29, 2026 at 12:46 PM
FDA In Motion: New Fees, Fresh Data, Open Funding, Submission Strategies & More
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/reg4
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/reg4
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I filed a detailed comment and wrote a full breakdown of the rule and these next steps at bioniclab.org/news/OMB. If you commented, you're part of the record. Thank you for showing up for science. #NIH #ScienceFunding
bioniclab.org
July 14, 2026 at 9:45 AM
I filed a detailed comment and wrote a full breakdown of the rule and these next steps at bioniclab.org/news/OMB. If you commented, you're part of the record. Thank you for showing up for science. #NIH #ScienceFunding
#Neurotech Notables 58: July 1-15 2026
Intactis' Tetris #Biocomputer
First commercial #BCI implant by Neuracle
$62m to Gestala for ultrasound BCI
$52m to Hemisphere for EEG scan for PTSD
Cognito's biomarker data
Muse/Cumulus CNS deal
As always MUCH MORE🗞️
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/notables-58
Intactis' Tetris #Biocomputer
First commercial #BCI implant by Neuracle
$62m to Gestala for ultrasound BCI
$52m to Hemisphere for EEG scan for PTSD
Cognito's biomarker data
Muse/Cumulus CNS deal
As always MUCH MORE🗞️
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/notables-58
Neurotech Notables #58: July 1-15, 2026
Biocompute Tetris. 1st Commercial BCI Implant. NYBCI Discount. All the EEG news.
neurotechnology.substack.com
July 17, 2026 at 5:18 PM
#Neurotech Notables 58: July 1-15 2026
Intactis' Tetris #Biocomputer
First commercial #BCI implant by Neuracle
$62m to Gestala for ultrasound BCI
$52m to Hemisphere for EEG scan for PTSD
Cognito's biomarker data
Muse/Cumulus CNS deal
As always MUCH MORE🗞️
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/notables-58
Intactis' Tetris #Biocomputer
First commercial #BCI implant by Neuracle
$62m to Gestala for ultrasound BCI
$52m to Hemisphere for EEG scan for PTSD
Cognito's biomarker data
Muse/Cumulus CNS deal
As always MUCH MORE🗞️
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/notables-58
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I love this so much
July 11, 2026 at 11:31 PM
I love this so much
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AI models are trained on the outputs of human cognition, like behavior, but miss the underlying processes.
It was great chatting about this “cognitive dark matter” with Annelies Gamble and how it could be key to improving the cognitive capabilities of AI.
www.mixtureofexperts.co/p/the-though...
It was great chatting about this “cognitive dark matter” with Annelies Gamble and how it could be key to improving the cognitive capabilities of AI.
www.mixtureofexperts.co/p/the-though...
The thoughts that never become behavior
A conversation with Sean Escola, Dan Wetmore, and Tom Griffiths
www.mixtureofexperts.co
July 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
AI models are trained on the outputs of human cognition, like behavior, but miss the underlying processes.
It was great chatting about this “cognitive dark matter” with Annelies Gamble and how it could be key to improving the cognitive capabilities of AI.
www.mixtureofexperts.co/p/the-though...
It was great chatting about this “cognitive dark matter” with Annelies Gamble and how it could be key to improving the cognitive capabilities of AI.
www.mixtureofexperts.co/p/the-though...
Wow I am the second cited source, neat 🥳
Implantable neuromodulation devices in psychiatry: human fidelity and implementation challenges psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/... #BCI #NeuroTech
July 10, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Wow I am the second cited source, neat 🥳
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The Frontiers for Young Minds Brain Prize collection introduces the work of winners of The Brain Prize, studying memory, emotions, behaviour, brain circuits, and neurological disorders.
Learn more: https://kids.frontiersin.org/collections/73884/the-brain-prize-collection
#Neuroscience #BrainPrize
Learn more: https://kids.frontiersin.org/collections/73884/the-brain-prize-collection
#Neuroscience #BrainPrize
The Brain Prize Collection
<a href="https://brainprize.org/"><img src="https://kids.frontiersin.org/files/Brain Prize.png" alt="Brain Prize" style="width:25%"></a> <br/><br/>Our brains are one of the great frontiers of human research – from understanding human function, such as thoughts and behaviors, to treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, supporting mental health, and unravelling new mysteries of our brain’s inner workings. <br/><br/>This fascinating field of research is rapidly growing, including new advances in technology for innovative diagnostic and therapeutic tools, and providing new insights...
kids.frontiersin.org
July 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The Frontiers for Young Minds Brain Prize collection introduces the work of winners of The Brain Prize, studying memory, emotions, behaviour, brain circuits, and neurological disorders.
Learn more: https://kids.frontiersin.org/collections/73884/the-brain-prize-collection
#Neuroscience #BrainPrize
Learn more: https://kids.frontiersin.org/collections/73884/the-brain-prize-collection
#Neuroscience #BrainPrize
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The space between a question and an answer has value, and that value should not be engineered away,” Anne-Laure Le Cunff, a neuroscientist and former Google engineer, writes about AI's instantaneous search results.
“The space between a question and an answer has value, and that value should not be engineered away,” Anne-Laure Le Cunff, a neuroscientist and former Google engineer, writes about AI's instantaneous search results.
Opinion | We Are Losing the Ability to Discover What We Didn’t Know to Ask
What used to be a meandering journey is now an immediate arrival at your destination.
nyti.ms
July 9, 2026 at 3:40 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The space between a question and an answer has value, and that value should not be engineered away,” Anne-Laure Le Cunff, a neuroscientist and former Google engineer, writes about AI's instantaneous search results.
“The space between a question and an answer has value, and that value should not be engineered away,” Anne-Laure Le Cunff, a neuroscientist and former Google engineer, writes about AI's instantaneous search results.
#Neurotech Notables #57: June 15-30, 2026 🧠⚙️
New first-in-human from Coherence.
FDA News from Aurenar, Bioness, Saluda.
With Midjourney's news #ultrasound heats up & gets cooler:
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/notables-57
New first-in-human from Coherence.
FDA News from Aurenar, Bioness, Saluda.
With Midjourney's news #ultrasound heats up & gets cooler:
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/notables-57
Neurotech Notables #57: June 15-30, 2026
5k subscribers! New first-in-human BCI. Ultrasound is hot & cool.
neurotechnology.substack.com
July 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM
#Neurotech Notables #57: June 15-30, 2026 🧠⚙️
New first-in-human from Coherence.
FDA News from Aurenar, Bioness, Saluda.
With Midjourney's news #ultrasound heats up & gets cooler:
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/notables-57
New first-in-human from Coherence.
FDA News from Aurenar, Bioness, Saluda.
With Midjourney's news #ultrasound heats up & gets cooler:
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/notables-57
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Treating a stroke has long meant dissolving a clot and hoping for the best. Until we learned how to grab the clot and pull it out.
"If you do that within a few hours, it's the most incredible thing you'll see in medicine."
Tom Oxley on the @juanbenet.bsky.social Podcast >>> youtu.be/0gvHqRv8gTg
"If you do that within a few hours, it's the most incredible thing you'll see in medicine."
Tom Oxley on the @juanbenet.bsky.social Podcast >>> youtu.be/0gvHqRv8gTg
June 16, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Treating a stroke has long meant dissolving a clot and hoping for the best. Until we learned how to grab the clot and pull it out.
"If you do that within a few hours, it's the most incredible thing you'll see in medicine."
Tom Oxley on the @juanbenet.bsky.social Podcast >>> youtu.be/0gvHqRv8gTg
"If you do that within a few hours, it's the most incredible thing you'll see in medicine."
Tom Oxley on the @juanbenet.bsky.social Podcast >>> youtu.be/0gvHqRv8gTg
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Artificial neurons sum their inputs to produce an output. Real neurons are considerably more complicated.
Full conversation with Konrad Kording (@kordinglab.bsky.social) on the @juanbenet.bsky.social Podcast >>> youtu.be/FHQfmJEpRmU
Full conversation with Konrad Kording (@kordinglab.bsky.social) on the @juanbenet.bsky.social Podcast >>> youtu.be/FHQfmJEpRmU
July 1, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Artificial neurons sum their inputs to produce an output. Real neurons are considerably more complicated.
Full conversation with Konrad Kording (@kordinglab.bsky.social) on the @juanbenet.bsky.social Podcast >>> youtu.be/FHQfmJEpRmU
Full conversation with Konrad Kording (@kordinglab.bsky.social) on the @juanbenet.bsky.social Podcast >>> youtu.be/FHQfmJEpRmU
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Konrad Kording argues that the best way to understand the brain may be to read its wiring directly rather than infer it from the outside.
@kordinglab.bsky.social joins @juanbenet.bsky.social for Ep 5 of the Juan Benet Podcast.
Full episode: youtu.be/FHQfmJEpRmU
@kordinglab.bsky.social joins @juanbenet.bsky.social for Ep 5 of the Juan Benet Podcast.
Full episode: youtu.be/FHQfmJEpRmU
The Power of a Single Neuron and a Path to Simulating the Brain | Dr. Konrad Kording
YouTube video by Juan Benet Podcast
youtu.be
June 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Konrad Kording argues that the best way to understand the brain may be to read its wiring directly rather than infer it from the outside.
@kordinglab.bsky.social joins @juanbenet.bsky.social for Ep 5 of the Juan Benet Podcast.
Full episode: youtu.be/FHQfmJEpRmU
@kordinglab.bsky.social joins @juanbenet.bsky.social for Ep 5 of the Juan Benet Podcast.
Full episode: youtu.be/FHQfmJEpRmU
The fact that this post got zero engagement is all the proof I need that Bluesky is a broken corner of the internet.
I mean...puppies!
I mean...puppies!
Yesterday I met 5 #neurotech founders and 8 puppies in #SanFrancisco.
Am I using #bluesky correctly yet? Or do I need more #hashtags how about this one #AI
Am I using #bluesky correctly yet? Or do I need more #hashtags how about this one #AI
June 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM
The fact that this post got zero engagement is all the proof I need that Bluesky is a broken corner of the internet.
I mean...puppies!
I mean...puppies!
6 months late in sharing this on #bluesky #neurotech ....better late than never?
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/2025-snaps...
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/2025-snaps...
2025 Neurotech Funding Snapshot
$4.8 Billion across 140 deals
neurotechnology.substack.com
June 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
6 months late in sharing this on #bluesky #neurotech ....better late than never?
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/2025-snaps...
neurotechnology.substack.com/p/2025-snaps...
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The platform revolution: Why BCI needs its developer ecosystem www.linkedin.com/pulse/platfo... "The future of BCI belongs not to any single company, but to those who can enable an ecosystem." #BCI #NeuroTech
June 12, 2026 at 7:02 AM
The platform revolution: Why BCI needs its developer ecosystem www.linkedin.com/pulse/platfo... "The future of BCI belongs not to any single company, but to those who can enable an ecosystem." #BCI #NeuroTech
Guess what?
Chicken butt
Chicken butt
June 14, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Guess what?
Chicken butt
Chicken butt
Working in BCI: Culture, Purpose, & Vision:
You want a #braincomputerinterface hiring map?
How about interviews and insights from top #BCI founders about #neurotech culture?
Check it out and subscribe for much more.
You want a #braincomputerinterface hiring map?
How about interviews and insights from top #BCI founders about #neurotech culture?
Check it out and subscribe for much more.
Working in BCI: Culture, Purpose, & Vision
Representations 03: Single KPI + BCI Hiring Map + Rapoport’s Long View + Supercomputing
neurotechnology.substack.com
June 10, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Working in BCI: Culture, Purpose, & Vision:
You want a #braincomputerinterface hiring map?
How about interviews and insights from top #BCI founders about #neurotech culture?
Check it out and subscribe for much more.
You want a #braincomputerinterface hiring map?
How about interviews and insights from top #BCI founders about #neurotech culture?
Check it out and subscribe for much more.
Leadership, Infrastructure, and Investability: Neurotech's Rising Tide:
A look at the critical forces shaping the generational business opportunity to usher in a safe and sustainable cybernetic era.
A look at the critical forces shaping the generational business opportunity to usher in a safe and sustainable cybernetic era.
Leadership, Infrastructure, and Investability: Neurotech's Rising Tide
Representations 02: Q1 BCI Funding Map, Roadmap, Reflections
neurotechnology.substack.com
June 9, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Leadership, Infrastructure, and Investability: Neurotech's Rising Tide:
A look at the critical forces shaping the generational business opportunity to usher in a safe and sustainable cybernetic era.
A look at the critical forces shaping the generational business opportunity to usher in a safe and sustainable cybernetic era.
Models to Markets: #BCI, Neural Data, and Business Innovation in the #AI Era neurotechnology.substack.com/p/representa... #neurotech #braincomputerinterface
Models to Markets: BCI, Neural Data, and Business Innovation in the AI Era
Representations 01: A new limited series from PL Neuro & Neurotech Futures
neurotechnology.substack.com
June 8, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Models to Markets: #BCI, Neural Data, and Business Innovation in the #AI Era neurotechnology.substack.com/p/representa... #neurotech #braincomputerinterface