Neural interface could function inside the brain for more than 6 years, study reveals

Written by Alice Bough (Future Science Group)

A team of biomedical engineers, led by researchers from Duke University (NC, USA), has developed an ultrathin, flexible neural interface that can be implanted into the brain with a predicted lifespan of at least 6 years. The results of the study, published in Science Translational Medicine, demonstrated that the neural interface functioned in both rats and monkeys. This marks a significant step towards the development of neural interfaces that can last a human lifetime. In addition to the body’s immune response to foreign matter, the brain environment can corrode implanted devices, making long-term implantation of neural interfaces a challenge. “Trying...

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