Home | News | A Light Switch for Neurons: Ed Boyden at TED2011 A Light Switch for Neurons: Ed Boyden at TED2011 Anne Trafton | March 3, 2011May 24, 2023 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email In this talk presented at the 2011 TED conference, Ed Boyden describes a radical new technology for controlling brain activity with light. Reevaluating an approach to functional brain imaging Beyond the brain Researchers reveal roadmap for AI innovation in brain and language learning See all news