A remotely controlled and rechargeable chip that controls the brain
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210126113658.htm
Researchers at the Korean Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (KAIST) have successfully reprogrammed lab rat behavior through a smartphone app, enabling 'real-time brain control', as stated in the university press release. And because the implant can be charged remotely, lab animals, and possibly human patients in the future, won't require operations to replace used batteries or bulky external equipment to power the implants.
In this particular test, KAIST researchers used an implant to block cocaine-induced behavior in rats that had previously been injected with the drug. The technology can be used in various types of implants and medical devices, and the operation of the implants is based on optogenetics, a dynamically developing technique of manipulating the activity of neurons with the use of light, to which proteins in a living organism react.
"We believe the same technology can be applied to many types of implants, including deep brain stimulators and heart and stomach stimulators," wrote the head of the research group, Jae-Woong Jeon in a press release about the study. The publication emphasizes the convenience and non-invasiveness of the wireless power supply system, the development of which is a great achievement in itself, apart from the effectiveness of optogenetic brain stimulation.
Researchers at the Korean Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (KAIST) have successfully reprogrammed lab rat behavior through a smartphone app, enabling 'real-time brain control', as stated in the university press release. And because the implant can be charged remotely, lab animals, and possibly human patients in the future, won't require operations to replace used batteries or bulky external equipment to power the implants.
In this particular test, KAIST researchers used an implant to block cocaine-induced behavior in rats that had previously been injected with the drug. The technology can be used in various types of implants and medical devices, and the operation of the implants is based on optogenetics, a dynamically developing technique of manipulating the activity of neurons with the use of light, to which proteins in a living organism react.
"We believe the same technology can be applied to many types of implants, including deep brain stimulators and heart and stomach stimulators," wrote the head of the research group, Jae-Woong Jeon in a press release about the study. The publication emphasizes the convenience and non-invasiveness of the wireless power supply system, the development of which is a great achievement in itself, apart from the effectiveness of optogenetic brain stimulation.
