1,008 Electrode Neural Interface Virtual Tour (VIDEO)

Duke University

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This 1,008-electrode neural interface can survive implantation within a brain for six years, blowing previous technologies completely out of the water. One of their goals is to create a new type of visual prosthetic that interacts directly with the brain that can restore at least some sight capacity for people with damaged optic nerves. But such a device could also be used to control other types of prosthetics or in a wide range of neuroscience research projects.

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Charles Wang and Mackenna Hill, Duke University

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