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. Poitras Center to fuel early careers of 50 young scientists dedicated to psychiatric disorders research How is the McGovern Institute using AI? Can (and should) consciousness be uploaded to a machine? See all news