Tiny probe measures deep-brain activity from inside a blood vessel
18 Aug 2023
Neural recording across the vessel wall A micro-endovascular probe (yellow) designed for insertion into straight (versus branched) blood vessels is preloaded into a flexible microcatheter (cyan) and selectively injected into the straight vessel by saline flow. (Courtesy: Anqi Zhang, Stanford University)
Brain–machine interfaces (BMIs) provide direct electrical communication between the brain and exte
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Cynthia E Keen is a freelance journalist specializing in medicine and healthcare-related innovations