The definition of limnal

For centuries, the human biological system evolved exclusively to allow the different organs of the body to interact within the environment. When we zoom in, we find each cell has a different shape and structure to provide an outcome within the whole organization.

But what if this organization and structure could evolve again—not by nature, but by ourselves?

Definition of boundaries

There is a boundary between the biological context and hardware. Imagine two neurons communicating with each other within a synapse. This communication is based on electrical signals where electrons play a key role. The structure of biological communication relies on electrical signals, especially in a neural network.

On the other hand, communication in binary format also comes from a basic difference in voltage. In software, you are able to read this content because data center resources are rendering this website for you. All of them are simply trying to translate high-level language code into machine code so the server can render this page—exactly like neurons trying to render high-level data into a series of signals understandable by the human mind.

Binary is data. Neurons communicate data within a network just like the internet, but the shape and way of communication are different. What would happen if a universal format played a role here to let binary data translate into neuronal data understandable by the human brain?

What is the data?

On a daily basis, we are constantly dealing with data. In the early morning, when you check your phone or listen to the news, you are simply receiving data. The software you use within your system or on the internet is all data. When you are driving, your eyes fetch light to see the road; the light carries data into your eyes, and your biological neurons try to translate that data so you can navigate.

It's all about data—the shape, and the way of communicating and translating this data, is just different. What would happen if a universal protocol were created to translate data across different shapes? What would happen if you could translate binary data directly into your neuronal network?

Limnal

“Limnal” comes from the Latin word limen, which means “threshold.” At NeuronCodec, the definition of limnal is the boundary between a biological data network and a tech backbone network (like the internet). By understanding this space, NeuronCodec is trying to implement solutions around this boundary to let the future shape a new evolution of the human body.