Marc Ferro is a post-doctoral researcher at Stanford University. Marc holds a Ph.D. from École des Mines de Saint-Étienne and an undergraduate degree from École nationale supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne.

Top 3 Takeaways

1. Small neural interfaces improve signal quality.
2. Small neural interfaces avoid biological damage.
3. Researchers and entrepreneurs have many commonalities.

Show Notes

• [0:59] Marc’s background.
• [2:22] Biggest materials science challenges in neural interfaces.
• [4:30] Respecting brain tissue.
• [5:30] Initial insult vs. chronic injury.
• [7:30] Constraints on neural interfaces.
• [9:30] NeuroRoots.
• [11:00] Status of NeuroRoots.
• [12:15] NeuroRoots vs. other cutting-edge interfaces.
• [17:08] Researchers as entrepreneurs.
• [19:48] What kind of skillsets do neural interfaces teams need to have?

Selected Links

• NeuroRoots
• BrainMind talks
• Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

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