Forest Neurotech co-founders Sumner Norman and Tyson Aflalo co-found Merge Labs, a brain-interface lab backed by Sam Altman

Arbor Neuroscience (formerly Forest Neurotech)

Merge Labs launched as a research lab building brain-computer interfaces using molecules instead of electrodes and ultrasound instead of brain implants. The lab's founders include Sam Altman and Forest Neurotech co-founders Sumner Norman and Tyson Aflalo, aiming to increase bandwidth and brain coverage while reducing invasiveness of BCIs.

• Merge Labs founded by Sam Altman, Sumner Norman, Tyson Aflalo and others to develop molecular BCIs using ultrasound.
• Approach avoids implanting devices directly into brain tissue, targeting increased bandwidth and accessibility.
• Forest Neurotech later rebranded as Arbor Neuroscience as Sabes and other leaders moved to new ventures.