# Neural Interface **Domain:** Neurotechnology / Bioengineering **Doc Type:** Concept Node **Maturity:** Evolving **Related:** [[Brain-Computer Interfaces]], [[Neural Signal Acquisition]], [[Neural Decoding]], [[Closed-Loop BCI]] --- ## Definition A **neural interface** is a technical boundary through which a system records from, stimulates, modulates, or exchanges information with neural tissue. The category includes interfaces whose primary purpose is clinical measurement, assistive control, therapeutic stimulation, communication, or experimental investigation. ## Architectural role The term is broader than BCI. A BCI emphasizes a functional communication pathway between brain activity and computation; a neural interface also includes component technologies that acquire or stimulate signals without yet constituting a complete user-facing control loop. ## See Also [[wiki/Neural Interfaces and Continuity Architecture|Neural Interfaces and Continuity Architecture]] · [[Non-Invasive BCI]] · [[Invasive BCI]] · [[Multimodal Neural Data]]