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10-13-2016, 07:19 PM | #1 | ||
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My thanks go to DavidInFife on the Parkinson's UK forum for bringing this article to my attention from the MIT Technology Review, 13 October, 2016. [1]
It's still early days yet, but scientists at MIT are developing a very thin mesh that can deliver to the brain electrical current in a more focussed and less invasive way than present methods. This overcomes the problems with today's DBS which "involves implanting rigid, dense electrodes in the brain... [where] after about four weeks, scar tissue begins to build up... [requiring the need] to keep upping the voltage used to excite the neurons... [S]ometimes another surgery is required to replace the implant." Reference: [1] https://www.technologyreview.com/s/6...rce=features_1 John
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10-15-2016, 07:20 AM | #2 | ||
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Fascinating ... we hadn't seen this either and have reached out to the researchers. Thanks!
Best, Debi |
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