“Brain network” has already experienced on laboratory mice.
In science fiction movies there are stories where the human brain implanted implant to enhance some abilities of memory or physical strength.
Scientists from Harvard University approached the creation of this structure, which will help to fight the incurable neurodegenerative disease and protect the brain from aging.
A special “mesh” that with the injection into the brain, can have a wide range of applications, including the creation of the interface of brain activity, and will also help in the treatment of, for example, Alzheimer’s disease and a detailed examination of the reasons for its occurrence.
“Brain network” has already experienced on laboratory mice. The tests showed that the probe had produced a minimal immune response and brain tissue mingled with imposed structure. Experts believe that the immune response is associated not so much with the network, but with the reaction of the tissue to the penetration of the needle during injection. Therefore, brain tissue continues to function, not damaged and not rejecting structure.
When the researchers added to the implant stimulating electrodes, you get feedback to overcome cognitive tendencies associated with aging.
The term “active” life of the mesh — one or two years, but scientists hope for big steps in the development of science, which will prolong this period. The implant was constructed so that after the therapeutic effect can either leave it in the brain for life, or painlessly to remove. Created a mesh by photolithography, which uses light to build microscopic structures.
The structure itself is made of polyimides — polymers which have a high heat resistance and are used in military and energy industry, notes The Daily Mail.
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So far, the tests are conducted only on laboratory animals, and the “brain net” only prepares for testing on primates, and is likely the first sign on the way of solving the problem of treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
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