Rafael Yuste is a professor of Biological Sciences and Director of the Center for Neurotechnology at Columbia University in New York. He studied Medicine at the Autonomous University of Madrid and earned his doctorate in Neurobiology from Rockefeller University in New York. Professor Yuste spearheaded the BRAIN Initiative, adopted by President Obama, and led the proposal for “Neurorights” to protect brain activity, which has resulted in constitutional amendments in Chile and Brazil and laws in Colorado, California, and Montana. His research has focused on understanding the function of the brain's cortex.
Rafael Yuste
Director of the Neurotechnology Center at Columbia University of New York.
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