My attempt at a more accurate summary of the evidence from the article: some animal research labs focus on neuroscience, and some of those neuroscientists use m

My attempt at a more accurate summary of the evidence from the article: some animal research labs focus on neuroscience, and some of those neuroscientists use machine learning. Sometimes, they get good enough at using machine learning that tech companies hire them. Some of the senior people -- say, the type that could lead a lab at a top university -- may eventually get paid over a million dollars per year. My impression is that the article is trying to make a connection like "tech companies are trying to hack our brains...so they're getting in bidding wars over neuroscientists!" when the reality is more like "tech companies are always looking for people with machine learning expertise, and some neuroscientists fit that description, and in some cases their research is directly relevant".