Leading world scientists, including Ph. D. Charles M. Lieber, have begun the first development of technology for the contactless connection of electronic signals and impulses emanating from the brain, according to the Science Daily.
The development of the researchers will help understand how the human brain functions, and will mark a new milestone in the development of cyborg technologies, thanks to which electronic skin, smart prostheses and ultra-flexible circuits were created.
According to Charles M. Lieber, there is an opportunity to study the nanoelectronic connections between cells, which will not only record or stimulate cellular activity, but also create a “smart”, soft biological material that can be integrated into living cells and tissues. In the future, this may help to cope with a number of serious neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's disease.
Many scientists around the world are working to understand the underlying cause of neurological diseases, but the development of effective treatments for such diseases is hampered by the lack of detailed monitoring of the brain in real time. According to scientists, nanoelectronics will solve this problem by allowing you to look inside the cells of the brain and see their work.
A team of specialists led by Charles M. Lieber was able to develop ultra-thin nanowires that can control the processes taking place inside the cell. Using these wires, scientists built an ultraplastic 3D network with hundreds of electronic components and were able to grow living tissue on it. In addition, they managed to develop the world's smallest electronic probe capable of recording ultra-fast signals passing between cells.
In a recent study, scientists have begun to develop a technology that allows ultraplastic electrodes to be implanted into rat brains and fully integrated into an existing biological network of neurons. The researchers note that it is too early to draw conclusions about the results of the work, but they have no doubt that their unique approach will lead to a revolutionary breakthrough in science.
