Goal: Selecting the Optimal Experimental Approaches for Validating Emerging Neural Interface Technologies
At the NIT Laboratory, we are equipped with advanced technologies and expertise to deploy a comprehensive array of neuroscientific methods for the validation of cutting-edge neural interfaces. Our capabilities encompass: Slice Extracellular Recording, Calcium Imaging, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Rodent Stereotaxic Surgery, Immunohistochemical Staining, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
Drawing of the experimental setup for in-vivo testing. Picture of the anesthetized rat during a sciatic nerve stimulation and EMG recording. The microdevice is fully implanted into the nerve.
Motor cortex stimulation using wirelessly powered epicortical neural implants.
Related publications:
- The Microbead: A 0.009 mm3 Implantable Wireless Neural Stimulator
Future work:
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We plan on conducting free-behaving animal experiments with the microdevices chronically injected into the brain. In rat models of epilepsy, the microdevices will anticipate seizures and automatically trigger neuro-stimulation to effectively abort them.