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Definition: neurotechnology


The study of a person's behavior when an electronic system interfaces directly to a human brain. For example, in the late 1990s, the FDA approved deep brain stimulation (DBS), which uses implanted electrodes in the skull to lessen the symptons of Parkinson's disease.

Neuropharmacology
Neuropharmacology uses neurotechnology to study the effects of how drugs, nutrients and food change the brain's behavior. See Neuralink and brain-computer interface.