# Neural Interfaces and Continuity Architecture **Domain:** Neurotechnology / Neuroinformatics / Computational Neuroscience / Data Governance **Doc Type:** Technical Concept Router **Maturity:** Developing **Primary Source:** [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]] **Related:** [[Brain-Computer Interfaces]], [[Consciousness Continuity Infrastructure]], [[Continuity Stack]], [[Neural Mapping]], [[Neurorights]] --- ## Purpose This router is the technical vocabulary layer for documents about **neural interfaces in general** and **continuity architectures in particular**. It separates the stack into capture, representation, transport, interpretation, preservation, and governance so that an incoming document can link to precise concepts without treating all neurotechnology as one undifferentiated idea. > [!important] Evidentiary boundary > A complete stack is not proof that consciousness transfer has occurred. The nodes below distinguish deployed standards, research formats, experimental methods, proposed models, and continuity-oriented interpretations. Their architectural convergence is the subject of the source article; each concept retains its own maturity and scope. ## Orientation - [[wiki/Neural Interface|Neural Interface]] — the broad class of systems that read from, write to, or exchange information with neural tissue. - [[wiki/Brain-Computer Interfaces|Brain-Computer Interfaces]] — the direct neural-to-computational translation layer. - [[wiki/Consciousness Continuity Infrastructure|Consciousness Continuity Infrastructure]] — the wider preservation, reconstruction, custody, and substrate-transition stack. - [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] — the canonical article-level reading architecture. ## 1. Neural acquisition and interface modalities - [[wiki/Neural Signal Acquisition|Neural Signal Acquisition]] - [[wiki/Non-Invasive BCI|Non-Invasive BCI]] and [[wiki/Invasive BCI|Invasive BCI]] - [[wiki/Electroencephalography|Electroencephalography (EEG)]] - [[wiki/Electrocorticography|Electrocorticography (ECoG)]] - [[wiki/Magnetoencephalography|Magnetoencephalography (MEG)]] - [[wiki/Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy|Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)]] - [[wiki/Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging|Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)]] - [[wiki/Electromyography|Electromyography (EMG)]] - [[wiki/Electrooculography|Electrooculography (EOG)]] - [[wiki/Polysomnography|Polysomnography (PSG)]] - [[wiki/Multimodal Neural Data|Multimodal Neural Data]] ## 2. Decoding, feedback, and operational loops - [[wiki/Neural Decoding|Neural Decoding]] - [[wiki/Generative BCI Decoding|Generative BCI Decoding]] - [[wiki/Cross-Modal Neural Decoding|Cross-Modal Neural Decoding]] - [[wiki/Closed-Loop BCI|Closed-Loop BCI]] - [[wiki/Human-in-the-Loop BCI|Human-in-the-Loop BCI]] - [[wiki/BCI Metadata|BCI Metadata]] - [[wiki/Multimodal Neural Data Fusion|Multimodal Neural Data Fusion]] ## 3. Memory substrate and continuity models - [[wiki/Distributed Relational Compression|Distributed Relational Compression]] and [[wiki/Semantic Traversability|Semantic Traversability]] - [[wiki/Latent Space|Latent Space]], [[wiki/Superposition|Superposition]], and [[wiki/Sparse Autoencoder|Sparse Autoencoder]] - [[wiki/Monosemantic Feature|Monosemantic Feature]] and [[wiki/Dictionary Learning|Dictionary Learning]] - [[wiki/Variational Autoencoder|Variational Autoencoder]] and [[wiki/Generative Memory Model|Generative Memory Model]] - [[wiki/Hippocampal Replay|Hippocampal Replay]] and [[wiki/Sharp-Wave Ripple|Sharp-Wave Ripple]] - [[wiki/Engram|Engram]] and [[wiki/Synaptic Ensemble|Synaptic Ensemble]] - [[wiki/Long-Term Memory Substrate|Long-Term Memory Substrate]] - [[wiki/Autobiographical Memory|Autobiographical Memory]] - [[wiki/Personal Continuity Ontology|Personal Continuity Ontology]] - [[wiki/Object-Property-Context Format|Object-Property-Context Format]] - [[wiki/Episode Graph|Episode Graph]] - [[wiki/Whole Brain Emulation|Whole Brain Emulation]] - [[wiki/Aldehyde-Stabilized Cryopreservation|Aldehyde-Stabilized Cryopreservation]] - [[wiki/Tractography|Tractography]] - [[wiki/U3 Molecular Data Classes|U3 Molecular Data Classes]] and [[wiki/U10 Thermodynamic Data Classes|U10 Thermodynamic Data Classes]] ### Molecular and dynamical state - [[wiki/Neural Plasticity|Neural Plasticity]] and [[wiki/Synaptogenesis|Synaptogenesis]] - [[wiki/Phosphorylation Signaling|Phosphorylation Signaling]] - [[wiki/Receptor Trafficking|Receptor Trafficking]] - [[wiki/Proteostasis|Proteostasis]] - [[wiki/RNA Editing|RNA Editing]] and [[wiki/Dendritic RNA|Dendritic RNA]] - [[wiki/Epigenetic Modification|Epigenetic Modification]] - [[wiki/Intrinsic Plasticity|Intrinsic Plasticity]] - [[wiki/Time Asymmetry|Time Asymmetry]] - [[wiki/Entropy|Entropy]] ## 4. Neuroinformatics and clinical interoperability - [[wiki/Brain Imaging Data Structure|Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS)]] and [[wiki/BIDS-EEG|BIDS-EEG]] - [[wiki/Neurodata Without Borders|Neurodata Without Borders (NWB)]] - [[wiki/FHIR ImagingStudy|FHIR ImagingStudy]] - [[wiki/DICOM|DICOM]] and [[wiki/DICOM Real-Time Video|DICOM Real-Time Video]] - [[wiki/OME-Zarr|OME-Zarr]], [[wiki/Zarr|Zarr]], and [[wiki/SpatialData|SpatialData]] - [[wiki/Digital Phenotyping|Digital Phenotyping]] and [[wiki/Ecological Momentary Assessment|Ecological Momentary Assessment]] - [[wiki/Neural Data Provenance|Neural Data Provenance]] ## 5. BCI standards and reporting - [[wiki/ISO-IEC 8663-2025|ISO/IEC 8663:2025]] — BCI vocabulary. - [[wiki/ISO-IEC TS 27571-2026|ISO/IEC TS 27571:2026]] — non-invasive BCI data format. - [[wiki/IEEE P2731|IEEE P2731]] — BCI terminology and human-in-the-loop semantics. - [[wiki/IEEE P2794|IEEE P2794]] — reporting for in-vivo neural interface research. - [[wiki/IEEE P3766|IEEE P3766]] — AI-generated content and multimodal BCI decoding. ## 6. Real-time transport and synchronization - [[wiki/DICOM Working Group 32|DICOM Working Group 32]] - [[wiki/DICOM Real-Time Video|DICOM-RTV]] - [[wiki/Real-Time Transport Protocol|Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)]] - [[wiki/SMPTE ST 2110|SMPTE ST 2110]] - [[wiki/Precision Time Protocol|Precision Time Protocol (PTP)]] - [[wiki/Essence Flow|Essence Flow]] and [[wiki/Rendition Metadata|Rendition Metadata]] ## 7. Durable storage and reconstruction horizon - [[wiki/Project Silica|Project Silica]] - [[wiki/Cerabyte|Cerabyte]] - [[wiki/Synthetic DNA Data Storage|Synthetic DNA Data Storage]] - [[wiki/Holographic Data Storage|Holographic Data Storage]] - [[wiki/Physical Permanence Gradient|Physical Permanence Gradient]] - [[wiki/Re-entry Pathways|Re-entry Pathways]] and [[wiki/Semantic Traversability|Semantic Traversability]] ## 8. Neurorights, security, and custody - [[wiki/Neurorights|Neurorights]] - [[wiki/Mental Privacy|Mental Privacy]] - [[wiki/Cognitive Liberty|Cognitive Liberty]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Neural Data Sovereignty|Neural Data Sovereignty]] - [[wiki/Personal Data Pods|Personal Data Pods]] and [[wiki/Solid Protocol|Solid Protocol]] - [[wiki/Honest Computing|Honest Computing]] - [[wiki/Security by Design|Security by Design]] ## 9. Observer, reconstruction, and sufficiency architecture [[articles/The Art is Long|The Art is Long: Vespucci of Immortality]] adds a cross-domain reconstruction layer to the neural-interface stack. It follows the same information architecture from scientific observation through executable connectomics and neural read/write systems, while keeping reconstruction separate from proof of personal continuity. ### Historical infrastructure - [[wiki/Steve Jobs|Steve Jobs]], [[wiki/International Design Conference at Aspen|International Design Conference at Aspen]], and the [[wiki/Longitudinal Person Model|Longitudinal Person Model]] - [[wiki/NeXT|NeXT]], [[wiki/NEXTSTEP|NEXTSTEP]], [[wiki/Mach Kernel|Mach Kernel]], and [[wiki/XNU|XNU]] - [[wiki/Tim Berners-Lee|Tim Berners-Lee]], [[wiki/CERN|CERN]], and the [[wiki/World Wide Web|World Wide Web]] - [[wiki/Darwin Bioinformatics Environment|Darwin bioinformatics environment]] and [[wiki/protoDarwin|protoDarwin]] ### Observation and reconstruction - [[wiki/Observer Stack|Observer Stack]] - [[wiki/Inference from Fragments|Inference from Fragments]] and [[wiki/Recoverability|Recoverability]] - [[wiki/Latent State Estimation|Latent State Estimation]], [[wiki/Inverse Problem|Inverse Problem]], and [[wiki/Serialization|Serialization]] - [[wiki/Large Hadron Collider|Large Hadron Collider]], [[wiki/hls4ml|hls4ml]], and [[wiki/LFADS|LFADS]] ### Executable connectomics and neural control - [[wiki/FlyWire|FlyWire]], [[wiki/Effectome|Effectome]], and [[wiki/MICrONS|MICrONS]] - [[wiki/Semantic Neural Decoding|Semantic Neural Decoding]] - [[wiki/DARPA SUBNETS|DARPA SUBNETS]], [[wiki/DARPA N3|DARPA N3]], and [[wiki/MOANA|MOANA]] - [[wiki/BCI Human Interface Device Protocol|BCI Human Interface Device Protocol]] ### Binding constraints and continuity boundary - [[wiki/Spatial Addressability|Spatial Addressability]], [[wiki/Biocompatibility|Biocompatibility]], and [[wiki/Longitudinal Drift|Longitudinal Drift]] - [[wiki/State Sufficiency Problem|State Sufficiency Problem]] and [[wiki/Identity-Bearing Invariants|Identity-Bearing Invariants]] - [[wiki/Personal Identity|Personal Identity]] and [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Hot Interpreter and Cold Archive|Hot Interpreter and Cold Archive]] ## Source discipline The principal standards decomposition comes from [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]]. The observer, reconstruction, and state-sufficiency layer comes from [[articles/The Art is Long|The Art is Long: Vespucci of Immortality]]. Standards notes also link to the responsible standards body or project documentation when a primary public source is available. Article-specific interpretations—especially U3/U10 continuity classes, the physical-permanence gradient, observer-stack convergence, and identity-bearing invariants—are labeled as conceptual or research-frontier models rather than settled standards.