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·March 30, 2020·6 min read

Engineers 3D print soft, rubbery brain implants

MIT researchers have developed a soft, flexible, 3D printed neural implants that can conform to the contours of the brain. The implant can monitor neural activity over long periods of time, without aggravating surrounding tissue.

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·February 11, 2020·3 min read

Casting light on the brain’s inner workings

Neuroengineers have created an ultra-small, wireless, battery-free device that uses light to record individual neurons. The device will give researchers a new platform to gain insight into the underpinning mechanisms of the brain.

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·January 30, 2020·6 min read

Not ‘brains in a dish’: Cerebral organoids flunk comparison to developing nervous system

Hailed by many as a breakthrough for neuroscience research, a new study reports brain-in-a-dish models may not be as useful as reported previously. The study reports instead of differentiating normally into the brain's distinctive cell types, cerebral organoids often express mixed genes normally found in different kinds of cells.

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·January 22, 2020·3 min read

Synthetic nerve conduit bridges the gap in arm nerve repair

A new synthetic conduit can bridge large nerve gaps by guiding the regrowth of neurons. When implanted into the arms of macaques with nerve defects in their arms, the conduit boosted neurogenesis and the nerve's ability to conduct signals for a year.

This shows the chip, a brain and neurons

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·January 4, 2020·4 min read

Buzzing Through the Blood-Brain Barrier

Neuroengineers have developed a new, non-toxic, biodegradable device that can help transport vital medications to the brain by locally opening the blood-brain barrier with ultrasound.

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·December 3, 2019·4 min read

World first as artificial neurons developed to cure chronic diseases

Researchers have successfully reproduced the electrical properties of biological neurons onto semiconductor implantable chips. The new artificial neurons could play a critical role in curing chronic neurological diseases.

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·May 21, 2019·6 min read

Developing a headset to transfer visual perceptions from the sighted to the blind

Researchers are developing a new brain-to-brain communication headset that will allow the transfer of visual information from those with sight to the blind. The non-invasive system will 'write' information to neurons reprogrammed to fire in response to magnetic signals.

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·August 29, 2018·4 min read

Researchers 3D Print Prototype for a ‘Bionic Eye’

Researchers have developed a 3D printed prototype for a bionic eye. The team successfully printed an array of light receptors onto a hemispherical surface. This advance could revolutionize restoring vision to those who have lost their sight.

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·December 8, 2017·5 min read

3D Mini Brains Accelerate Research for Repairing Brain Function

Researchers have developed a new method of reducing the time it takes to grow mini brain models in the lab. This may accelerate research into diseases and injury that affect the nervous system.

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·November 16, 2017·2 min read

Nanowired Drugs Could Treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Patients

Using titanate nanowires treated with cerebrolysin, researchers have been able to target delivery to the brain and through the central nervous system. Researchers report the use of nanowires to deliver drugs could be beneficial in the treatment of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases.