Determining how information is translated and encoded in the brain poses a significant, ongoing challenge for neurobiologists. As brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) move to the forefront of accessibility and assisted living technologies, the language of the brain becomes all the more important. Improving the ability to turn the signals in the brain into meaningful, interpretable output will translate directly to an improved quality of life for those with impaired mobility who rely on BMIs to interact with computers. Precise spike time, the measurement of the timing of the voltage spike caused by the action potential as a reaction to a stimulus, has traditionally played important part in decoding incoming information about the role.
