PsyPost on MSN: Soft brain implants outperform rigid silicon in long-term safety study
Morning Overview on MSN: Study finds soft brain implants reduce scarring vs. rigid silicon
Researchers at Penn State University have developed a method for 3D printing soft brain electrodes shaped to match the unique surface geometry of individual patients, with the goal of improving neural ...
Wired: A New Implant Aims to Rewire the Brain to Help Stroke Patients
Service members and veterans were enrolled in a trial with a new type of brain training program, based on the science of brain plasticity and the discovery that intensive, adaptive, computerized training—targeting sensory speed and accuracy—can rewire the brain to improve cognitive function.
Science Daily: Brain development may continue into your 30s, new research shows
Brain implants offer incredible promise for treating medical conditions and restoring lost senses, but the rigid materials often used to make them can cause long-term damage to delicate neural tissue.
When a rigid silicon electrode is pushed into the brain, the organ treats it like a splinter. Immune cells swarm the foreign object, astrocytes wall it off with scar tissue, and within months the ...
The Conversation: Scientists once thought the brain couldn’t be changed. Now we know different
For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the brain developed during childhood, settled into a stable form in early ...
Scientists once thought the brain couldn’t be changed. Now we know different
VoxelMatters: Penn State researchers develop 3D printed bioelectrodes tailored to individual brain geometry
Penn State researchers develop 3D printed bioelectrodes tailored to individual brain geometry