# Neurotechnologies Will Match the Complexity of the Brain by Terrence J. Sejnowski > "The impact of the BRAIN Initiative will be the creation of neurotechnologies that match the complexity of the brain. Genetic studies have uncovered hundreds of genes that contribute to brain disorders. Drugs have not been as effective in treating brain disorders as they have for heart diseases because of the diversity of cell types in the brain and complexity of the signaling pathways. The development of new neurotechnologies will create tools that are more precisely targeted at the sources of brain disorders. Tools from molecular genetics and optogenetics are already giving us an unprecedented ability to manipulate neurons and more powerful tools are on the way from the BRAIN Initiative." > **— Terrence J. Sejnowski**, *2016, Edge Annual Question, “What Do You Consider the Most Interesting Recent Scientific News? What Makes It Important?”* ## Sources and Context - **Direct Edge response and surrounding essay:** [The State Of The Brain](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26620) — Edge published this passage in its 2016 Annual Question collection, *What Do You Consider the Most Interesting Recent Scientific News? What Makes It Important?*. The full response preserves the qualifications and argument surrounding this exact extract. - **Complete local collection index:** [[research/Edge 2016 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2016 Full Quotation Curation]] — retained source-first archive record for the complete yearly response cohort. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Article:** [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 BCI Report]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|Next Interface Layer]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Neural Interfaces and Continuity Architecture|Neural Interfaces and Continuity Architecture]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/BRAIN Initiative|BRAIN Initiative]] - [[wiki/BRAIN Initiative Alliance|BRAIN Initiative Alliance]] - [[wiki/Optogenetics and Chemogenetics|Optogenetics and Chemogenetics]] - [[wiki/Neural Interfaces and Continuity Architecture|Neural Interfaces and Continuity Architecture]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The impact of the BRAIN Initiative will be the creation of neurotechnologies that match the complexity of the brain. Genetic studies have uncovered hundreds of genes that contribute to brain disorders. Drugs have not been as effective in treating brain disorders as they have for heart diseases because of the diversity of cell types in the brain and complexity of the signaling pathways. The development of new neurotechnologies will create tools that are more precisely targeted at the sources of brain disorders. Tools from molecular genetics and optogenetics are already giving us an unprecedented ability to manipulate neurons and more powerful tools are on the way from the BRAIN Initiative." — Terrence J. Sejnowski, 2016, Edge Annual Question, “What Do You Consider the Most Interesting Recent Scientific News? What Makes It Important?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-terrence-sejnowski-neurotechnology-match-brain-complexity ```