Brain-computer interfaces are no longer science fiction. They are real, they are here, and they are accessible to anyone willing to pick up a soldering iron and a copy of OpenBCI's documentation.
The question is: who gets to build them?
Right now, the answer is mostly large companies with massive R&D budgets and academic labs with grant funding. The hardware is expensive. The software is fragmented. The knowledge is siloed in papers behind paywalls.
Hack The Neuron exists to change that.
What this is
This is a public build log, technical blog, and growing platform for everyone interested in neurotechnology — from the researcher who wants to understand signal processing pipelines, to the maker who wants to build their first EEG headset from scratch.
Everything I build here is open. The code, the hardware designs, the failures, the lessons. All of it.
What's coming
- Deep dives into EEG signal processing and artifact removal
- Open source BCI hardware builds — documented step by step
- Data visualization tools for neural signals
- A portfolio of projects you can fork and build on
- Products and tools I'm developing for the community
Why in public
Building in public forces clarity. When you have to explain what you're doing, you understand it better. When your code is visible, it's better. When your failures are documented, others don't repeat them.
There's also something more important: trust. The future of BCIs will be shaped by who controls them. I'd rather that future be built by an open community than behind closed doors.
If that resonates with you — welcome. Sign up for the newsletter, follow along, and bring your questions.
We're just getting started.