He is the first scientist to connect brain cells to a silicon chip, creating the world's first neurochip.
Syed has served and chaired almost all of the university's senior committees and was Special Advisor to Vice President Research for several years.
[6] Syed's research is focused at cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying brain development and plasticity.
Specifically, he studies how networks of brain cells assemble during development and are modified throughout life to form the basis for learning and memory.
[7] After two decades of design, experiments, redesign and observations, Dr. Naweed's two-way brain-chip is almost ready for human trials.