Unexpected partial recovery of natural vision observed after intracortical microstimulation in a blind patient

A patient with complete blindness caused by irreversible optic nerve damage partially recovered natural vision after ...
AlphaGalileo

Microneedles that sharpen electric stimulation

Precise electrical stimulation is essential for modern neural interfaces, but unwanted current spread often activates ...
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Extreme manufacturing enables ultra-soft, ultra-small, high-density neural implants

This composite figure showcases typical examples of minimally invasive intracortical electrodes that reduce device dimensions and stiffness towards those of brain tissue. This composite figure ...
Frontiers

Compact and low-power wireless headstage for electrocorticography recording of freely moving primates in a home cage

1 Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet), National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, and Osaka University, Suita, Japan 2 Department of Neurological Diagnosis and ...
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Fine-tuned brain-computer interface makes prosthetic limbs feel more real

A testing participant controls a bionic hand through a brain-computer interface that allows him to feel pressure changes as the steering wheel moves in the hand. You can probably complete an amazing ...
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Novocure announces FDA approval of new head flexible electrode transducer arrays

Novocure (NVCR) announced that the FDA approved its new head flexible electrode, or HFE, transducer arrays for use with Optune Gio for the treatment of adult patients with glioblastoma multiforme, or ...
IEEE

Metallic Microneedle Electrode Array (m-MNEA) as a Novel Intracortical Neural Interface

Abstract: This paper reports a novel intracortical neural interface based on metallic microneedle electrode array (m-MNEA). Compared to the silicon-based Utah Electrode Array (UEA), the gold standard ...