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Research Library
A curated database of peer-reviewed journals, foundational publications, and institutionally reviewed primers spanning neuroscience, neurotechnology, and biological computing.
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Sources spanning anatomy, nervous system organization, neural signaling, BCIs, biological computing, and ethics.
Start with foundational papers if you want the conceptual anchors of a topic, then use the more specific articles and open-access reviews to go deeper or branch into methods and ethics.
NeuroHub route pages are intentionally readable, but they are strongest when paired with the sources that support them. This library is the evidence layer behind the app.
Foundational Papers
In vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a simulated game-world
Kagan, B.J., Kitchen, D.C., Tran, N.T., et al.
Neuron, 2022
Primary DishBrain paper showing that cultured human and mouse neurons on high-density multielectrode arrays adapted their activity during a Pong-like task under closed-loop feedback.
View PublicationThe free-energy principle: a unified brain theory?
Friston, K.
Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2010
Influential review proposing a unified framework for action, perception, and learning centered on minimizing prediction error and free energy.
View PublicationBrain-machine interfaces: past, present and future
Lebedev, M.A., Nicolelis, M.A.L.
Trends in Neurosciences, 2006
Foundational review describing the history of brain-machine interfaces, signal decoding challenges, implant requirements, and the path toward clinical neuroprosthetics.
View PublicationA multi-modal parcellation of human cerebral cortex
Glasser, M.F., Coalson, T.S., Robinson, E.C., et al.
Nature, 2016
Major cortical mapping study that defined 180 areas per hemisphere using multimodal Human Connectome Project data.
View PublicationResearch Articles
Clinical Applications of Brain-Computer Interfaces: Current State and Future Prospects
Mak, J.N., Wolpaw, J.R.
IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, 2009
Review focused on real clinical BCI applications for communication, control, and rehabilitation, with emphasis on current practical limits.
View PublicationSynaptic Transmission
Holz, R.W., Fisher, S.K.
Basic Neurochemistry, 1999
Classic reference chapter explaining neurotransmitter synthesis, vesicle release, calcium-triggered exocytosis, and postsynaptic responses.
View PublicationWhat are the parts of the nervous system?
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NICHD Health Topic, 2024
Accessible government overview of the central and peripheral nervous systems, including neurons, glia, and core body-control functions.
View PublicationReview on brain-computer interface technologies in healthcare
Karikari, E., Koshechkin, K.A.
Biophysical Reviews, 2023
Recent review summarizing healthcare applications of BCIs, technical bottlenecks, privacy concerns, and future prospects.
View PublicationThe technology, opportunities, and challenges of Synthetic Biological Intelligence
Kagan, B.J., Gyngell, C., Lysaght, T., Cole, V.M., Sawai, T., Savulescu, J.
Biotechnology Advances, 2023
Field-level review covering SBI technical foundations, possible applications, and ethical questions around welfare, terminology, and responsible governance.
View PublicationBrain Basics: Know Your Brain
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
NINDS Public Education, 2023
Beginner-friendly anatomy and function primer used to support route-level educational explanations throughout the site.
View PublicationBrain organoids and organoid intelligence from ethical, legal, and social points of view
Hartung, T., Morales Pantoja, I.E., Smirnova, L.
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, 2024
Open-access overview of ethical, legal, and social issues surrounding organoid intelligence, including moral status and governance concerns.
View PublicationResources Used For This Library
These references and source repositories underpin the library itself and help keep route-level citations connected to stable scientific material.
PubMed
Used as the main index for peer-reviewed papers linked throughout the library.
PubMed Central
Used for open-access full-text neuroscience and neurotechnology articles where possible.
Brain Basics: Know Your Brain
Included as a high-quality public-facing primer that complements the primary literature.