view of the top of an implant in a monkey head. each one of these is a connector. with wires that are implanted in different brain regions, okay? this is one of the probes, this is a three-dimensional recording device, these are the connectors, so when we put our wireless microchip, as you're going to see in a moment. the signals can be broadcast. >> we see this popcorn sound in the back. >> it does sound like popcorn. >> what are we looking at here? >> this is actually a brainstorm. the real one. the real type. >> by brainstorm, you mean -- >> a burst of electrical signals coming from hundreds of neurons over time. this is the alphabet of the brain. >> is it difficult to worm with primemates? obviously a lot of people bring up the concerns about doing animal studies overall. what has been your experience? >> for us it has been for this two decades, we have never had any type of problem.