# Neural Integrity **Entity class:** Security property ## Definition **Neural integrity** is the preservation of authorized, safe, and verifiable neural sensing and stimulation states within a human-machine system. It extends familiar data and command integrity into the physiological consequences of a neural interface. ## Scope Neural integrity includes the provenance of sensed signals, authenticity of commands, integrity of decoding and stimulation models, enforcement of safe limits, detection of abnormal responses, reversibility, and verification that the biological endpoint remains within or returns to an accepted safe state. ## Relationships - **field:** [[wiki/Neurosecurity|Neurosecurity]]. - **rights layer:** [[wiki/Cognitive Liberty|Cognitive Liberty]] and [[wiki/Neurorights|Neurorights]]. - **restoration:** [[wiki/Verified Neural Restoration|Verified Neural Restoration]]. - **command path:** [[wiki/Neural Command Channel|Neural Command Channel]]. ## Sources / Provenance - Xinyu Jiang et al., [“Cybersecurity in neural interfaces: Survey and future trends”](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37883851/), 2023. - Laurie Pycroft et al., [“Brainjacking”](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27184896/), 2016. **As of:** 2026-09-23