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Scientists can now manipulate brain cells using smartphone
sciencedaily.com ^ | August 5, 2019 | University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine

Posted on 05/28/2020 10:58:18 PM PDT by ransomnote

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Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and the University of Washington in Seattle collaborated to invent a neural device with a replaceable drug cartridge, which could allow neuroscientists to study the same brain circuits for several months without worrying about running out of drugs.

These 'plug-n-play' drug cartridges were assembled into a brain implant for mice with a soft and ultrathin probe (thickness of a human hair), which consisted of microfluidic channels and tiny LEDs (smaller than a grain of salt), for unlimited drug doses and light delivery.

Controlled with an elegant and simple user interface on a smartphone, neuroscientists can easily trigger any specific combination or precise sequencing of light and drug deliveries in any implanted target animal without need to be physically inside the laboratory. Using these wireless neural devices, researchers could also easily setup fully automated animal studies where behaviour of one animal could positively or negatively affect behaviour in other animals by conditional triggering of light and/or drug delivery.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: brainimplant; neuraldevice

1 posted on 05/28/2020 10:58:18 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote

It’s already done. Many I know spend so much time on their smartphone, they are brain dead


2 posted on 05/28/2020 11:18:41 PM PDT by llevrok (Vote while it is still legal)
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It’s already done. Many I know spend so much time on their smartphone, they are brain dead

That’s really funny LOL. Actually the thought of this is fascinating, and hopeful, yet terrifying all at the same time.

3 posted on 05/28/2020 11:47:03 PM PDT by Golden Eagle (Alabama, do not trust Jeff Sessions. He let our Country down. - President Donald Trump)
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To: ransomnote
"Scientists can now manipulate brain cells using smartphone"


4 posted on 05/29/2020 12:04:03 AM PDT by clearcarbon
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An app to control peoples’ behavior. Just what the fascists always wanted.


5 posted on 05/29/2020 4:39:44 AM PDT by I want the USA back (I fear my government more than the Chinese bug.)
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