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I do not think CMS can be restructured any time soon. However, if the community of physicians, scientists, regulators, and people living with these conditions can sculpt good legislation ideas, that they could hand it off to patient advocacy groups who would then press members of Congress (both Senate and House) to get a specific iBCI-coverage bill that ensured  coverage based on function and biomarker not disease etiology payment of entire care pathway, not just device-one-a

Can Buddhism Drive Innovation? When the Buddha experienced back pain and dysentery, he didn't achieve enlightenment by refusing treatment—he simply didn't cling to the outcome. But would a society of enlightened beings have invented the treatments to back pain and dysentery in the first place? The Question No One Asks We're told that Buddhism is compatible with science. The Dalai Lama dialogues with neuroscientists. Matthieu Ricard, a molecular biologist turned monk, runs hum

How hybrid biological-artificial intelligence systems could transform medical AI by learning the way humans do Part I: The Vision (TL;DR)...

DRAFT WHITE PAPER: Prepared for the Implantable Brain-Computer Interface Collaborative Community (iBCI-CC) Executive Summary As invasive...

As invasive brain-computer interface (iBCI) companies race toward FDA approval, they face a critical strategic decision that will...

Why the most transformative BCI innovations fall through the cracks—and what it means for the future of neurotechnology There's a...

PART 1: OVERVIEW Pioneering Brain-Computer Interfaces and Neurorestoration I lead the Raphael Center for Neurorestoration at Thomas...

In the September 24, 2025, New York Times, former Prime Minister Benny Gantz wrote an essay with the following assertions: Core...

A comprehensive blueprint for creating sustainable, evidence-based pain rehabilitation programs that serve patients, preserve surgical...

Part I: The Vision - A New Paradigm for Neurological Recovery The Problem We Must Solve Millions of people live with neurological...

What if the next leap in computing doesn’t come from faster GPUs or more efficient transformer models, but from a living system that...

A roadmap for navigating the bandwidth bottleneck between biological and artificial intelligence Neural tissue and silicon firmware can communicate directly with each other both in vitro and in vivo. © 2025, Mijail D. Serruya The Fundamental Problem Current brain-computer interfaces are impressive—and we can ask: are they 'just' a more direct equivalent to screen-and-keyboard, or are something fundamentally different? Are we trying to squeeze the entire ba

The Blueprint Education: Finland's Model No standardized testing  except one voluntary matriculation exam at age 18-19. Teachers receive...

Question: Is there a way to present information so visitors can make their own conclusions rather than being guided or steered one way or...

"I have a queer sensation as if I am not here... As though I were half here and half not here." When Wilder Penfield's electrode touched...

In an era where moral certainty seems increasingly elusive, a compelling question emerges: Can ethical behavior truly flourish without...

TL;DR : With nearly $1 billion invested in implantable brain-computer interfaces, investors expect a 10x return on a $10 billion market....

The Initial Provocation If a Super-Compassionate Super-Intelligence existed and was approached by a council including figures like Yoshua...

Nearly a century has passed since Reinhold Niebuhr penned his devastating analysis of human nature and social organization in "Moral Man...

"We must demand that injured Palestinians seeking food and medical aid be allowed to come to the United States. If AIPAC and Laura Loomer...