Overall picture of the electrode (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Overall picture of the electrode

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The electrodes can record brain activity as deep as 10 cm/4 in inside the brain. They are just 15 micron thick, or one-fifth the width of a human hair, and 1.2 millimeters wide.

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David Baillot/University of California San Diego

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