EU-funded robot uses magnets to steer graphene implants into the brain
Barcelona’s INBRAIN Neuroelectronics led the clinical work on the €3.93m MINIGRAPH project. Parkinson’s disease is the first target, and the tests so far were in the lab and in animals.
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A European research group has built a robot that uses magnets to steer ultra-thin graphene electrodes into the brain. Barcelona’s INBRAIN Neuroelectronics, which leads the clinical work, announced the results on Wednesday, at the end of the EU-funded MINIGRAPH project.
The project’s first target is Parkinson’s disease. Doctors already treat it with deep brain stimulation, which uses implanted electrodes to deliver electrical pulses. The group wants implants that record brain activity, read the signals and respond with stimulation. The aim…
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