Next-Gen Pacemakers For Brain On The Making
A great treatment for certain mental disorders is electrical stimulation of the brain. Now a new computer chip implanted directly onto the brain provides precise stimulation – and could cure depression. The device, known by the abbreviated ReNaChip, is the brainchild of a team of engineers at Israel’s Tel Aviv University. Led by Professor Matti Mintz, they believe they are only a few years away from having a chip that can be implanted into humans and fully regulated just when and where patients require stimulation.
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