Author Archives: Steve Hernandez

It is important that future generations stay interested in neuroscience because the field is very important to us as a society. As is stated in the article one in five people will have some sort of neurological condition in their lifetime. Backyard Brains is trying to keep future generations interested by making some of the concepts and technologies associated with neuroscience more accessible to children. This will ensure that more people will eventually become involved in the field and hopefully lead us to a better understanding of neuroscience. As the article states we are in a sort of “dark age” at this time. The Spiker box used by Backyard Brains allows for you to control the legs of a cockroach because the same current used to listen to music through the earbuds of an Ipod is the same current that we use inside of our brain to send signals. Using the spiker box to play music directly in the the leg of the cockroach causes it to move with the music.