This new brain implant can record neuronal activity for longer periods

By: Mittal M. 28 Jan, 24 Published on : Vigyan Corner Published on : Vigyan Corner

Quick Overview

[{"selector":"#anim-4d256e2d-5b9c-4bf0-bf17-dad0d26083fd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-120c8974-86ea-4521-81e5-33e0ab8b791c","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(149.02912%, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-97e1cb00-edcc-4497-a069-4d681ef69a50","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-858847e6-3524-4efa-a298-c7a99f2ecb24","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-109.09091%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Longer brain activity monitoring

[{"selector":"#anim-2a6b6aac-8d5f-4f2b-b25f-7cf5cbf5df4c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2f88b1cb-3646-449a-aca9-6af71bbeb7f8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(107.95455%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-55a7ded9-e007-4289-b342-99e9fd5d1ed2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-11bd611b-72c3-48ae-b9f7-e2dbbe1da842","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-112.42425%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] This will enable stable recording of single-neuron activity in the brain for months.

Higher Resolution

[{"selector":"#anim-6a157a01-79ae-4d40-9b61-df075bc1a0f7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-68cfe397-be01-4026-82de-1467d093dfd4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(150.98040%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6d530190-ad88-4c43-9041-a7fbec79552a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-82e3d1b0-a933-40d2-a49b-8f9173871ca5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-112.08459%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Overcoming the tradeoff between high-resolution data and longevity, the device, 10,000 times softer than conventional probes.

What's New

[{"selector":"#anim-2b95e37a-f71f-488d-be32-132b26ac267f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b6ea4e43-c68b-4868-a4eb-bcddfef73aa8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(201.47057%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-41cc10b7-2b45-4d67-a5be-bad386194241","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7e81cbd2-8528-4ad4-97f0-cb5a1a43873d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-107.45857%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

More Stories

[{"selector":"#anim-e48eda12-2dff-45e5-bb86-7af93ab3bd39","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-11196e95-c200-48d0-9cc8-6057e32bbe95","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-16deg) translate3d(-273.20263%, 0px, 0) rotate(16deg)","rotate(-16deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(16deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-82245be7-bc28-4d78-81fb-ae5e1d6674d2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-35496664-db0c-45be-a41f-d87e1c44cde1","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-16deg) translate3d(275.81700%, 0px, 0) rotate(16deg)","rotate(-16deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(16deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-de0c99b3-ee87-4489-8f9f-61db7969712a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-181.5534%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-20da815f-19f8-4ab2-802b-3dba5a6eacf4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a2ee2fdc-3f12-4ac8-858b-a166e78b7560","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3ff15ad8-61f7-4a44-8433-e63cad62b33d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(189.58333%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2a97539d-7e52-4335-8345-1cb69eace801","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6181856e-6a0f-4300-bc30-f1c486783ce2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] 6 coolest things printed using 3d printing technology more stories

Resilience and Stability

[{"selector":"#anim-67508a2b-6a1d-4561-916d-419e0deb9f32","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1fdc2e9e-a98d-4ec0-ba1b-df7e848e58b0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(127.75666%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6ae5b110-0e59-4200-ae51-7ffab9cd9ad6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-94a28a02-3cec-44f5-b34b-30bab798529e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-109.42857%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The material's resilience, stability in biofluids, and compatibility with microfabrication techniques make it a breakthrough for long-term neural interfaces.

Testing

[{"selector":"#anim-5d4127c6-c4b8-4fb1-952f-f3ab5238ef10","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6378a9f2-f726-4327-b358-580bbfdf75b7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(269.14900%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bd6d3209-ea23-4497-849f-2c027b5a1a60","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aeb245c7-2489-4938-9279-e4f5ba41d5b1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-113.0303%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The team successfully demonstrated the device in vivo, recording neural information from mice over several months.

Licencing

[{"selector":"#anim-30b7b184-2e97-4d39-96f1-458fed9cc3f2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-99e22fea-86a7-4a4d-934c-20c9a0810fc1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(225.64101%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b295e505-965f-4d68-9ab4-fc462e7eb708","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c5b7f1ee-899f-43a3-9108-9c0636b5be96","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The technology has been licensed to Axoft for further development.

HOW SMART TRANSPORTATION WILL RESHAPE FUTURE ?

[{"selector":"#anim-6fc04802-e104-42f0-9e2a-2882260d807d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-128.57144%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-722f6a42-62e5-4cb1-99f0-525eaeeef52b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7e525bdb-e194-4fb0-ab3f-3f291d0bd480","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] swipe up