Lund professor Jens Schouenborg has developed implantable multichannel electrodes that can capture signals from single neurons over a long period — without causing brain tissue damage. While not yet tested on humans, Schouenborg believes that the discovery will make it possible to understand brain function in both healthy and diseased individuals. Potential applications include Parkinson’s and chronic pain treatments.
Current flexible electrodes cannnot maintain their shape when implanted, and must be attached to a solid chip, limiting their flexibility. This irritates brain tissue, killing surrounding nerve cells and making signals unreliable.
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