Getting Inside a Brain: What hacking into a brain can teach us Ever asked yourself what’s the difference between hacking computers and hacking into a brain? Professor Cerf shares some of his experience in the world of cyber-security and how it informed his research. How does the brain actually code thoughts and ideas? Where neuroscience interfaces with other research disciplines such as behavioral economics, or psychology?And how looking at one’s brains can be relevant to understanding ourselves and predicting our actions.