Why Neuroscience Needs Hackers
From: Scientific American - 09/2015 - page 14
By: Daniel Goodwin

Brain researchers are overwhelmed with data. Hackers can help

Hackers are finding their own routes into neuroscience. In late 2013
Brooklyn, N.Y.–based designers Joel Murphy and Conor Russomanno introduced
OpenBCI, an “open-source brain-computer interface”—basically a home-brewed
electroencephalographic device. Kits and plans are available from their Web
site for just a fraction of a standard EEG's cost, and by all accounts it
works just as well as the big-budget models. Their two-monthlong Kickstarter
campaign sold nearly 1,000 units and caught the attention of academic
research labs. It's just another example of how traditional barriers are
crumbling between institutional science and individuals with new ideas. In
fact, some labs have begun posting research challenges with cash prizes on
crowdsourcing sites such as Kaggle and InnoCentive.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-neuroscience-needs-hackers

Links:
OpenBCI
http://www.openbci.com

Kaggle
https://www.kaggle.com

InnoCentive
http://www.innocentive.com