**Published** : 11/03/2025 **Last edited** : 11/03/2025 --- ### **Definition** **Neurotechnology** refers to **devices**, **systems**, and **procedures** encompassing both **hardware** and **software**—that directly **access**, **monitor**, **analyze**, **predict** or **modulate** the nervous system to **understand**, **influence**, **restore**, or **anticipate** its **structure**, **activity**, **function**, or **intentions** (speech, motor). Neurotechnology combines elements of neuroscience, engineering, and computing, among others.[^1] ### **Illustration** ```mermaid flowchart TD A[Neurotechnology] --> B[Hardware] ; A --> C[Software] ; B --> D[Direct Access Devices] ; B --> E[Monitoring Systems] ; C --> F[Data Analysis] ; C --> G[Prediction Models] ; D --> H[Examples: BCIs, Implants] ; E --> I[Examples: EEG, fMRI] ; F --> J[Neural Signal Processing] ; F --> K[Algorithm Development] ; G --> L[Behavior Prediction] ; G --> M[Intentions Anticipation] ; J --> N[Examples: Spike Sorting, Filtering] ; K --> O[Examples: ML Algorithms] ; ``` ### **Sources** [^1]: First draft of the recommendation on the ethics of neurotechnology ([[2024 - UNESCO]])