POSTS TAGGED AS brain

A BBB Chip

YongTae Kim with Blood brain barrier chip
Bioengineers at Georgia Tech have created a microfluidic chip representing the human blood-brain-barrier.  Accordingly, [MORE]

Magnetically Powered Bioelectronic Implants

Magnetoelectric film on top of rice
From Rice University neuroengineers: “The neural stimulator draws its power from magnetic energy and is [MORE]

Whole Head Magnetoencephalography

MEG helmet
For neuroimaging, engineers at the University of Nottingham have designed a helmet with sensors that combine optically-pumped magnetometers (OPMs), [MORE]

COVID and Neurological Disorders

Necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy
COVID-19’s symptoms are still sorting out, but perhaps its most frightening manifestation is acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy.  In [MORE]

A Better Brain-Machine Interface

Schematic of the CMOS chip integrated with the microwire bundle
In this piece British, American and Swiss bioengineers “. . . [MORE]

Connectomics

Wiring diagram of fruit fly
“Connectomics is the process of attempting to create a three-dimensional map of every neuron in a [MORE]

Are Brain Organoids Accurate Models?

Human brain organoid
“. . . [A] stem cell biologist at the University of California, San Francisco, and his team demonstrate [MORE]

An Injectable Neural Stimulation Electrode

Kip Ludwig holds syringe with injectrode
Neuromoduation, via electrical stimulation, is a technique for treating seizures, chronic pain, depression, and opioid [MORE]

Smaller, Lighter, Cheaper: Portable MRI

Prototype portable MR
This piece mostly is business-related about a Guilford, CT company, Hyperfine, which is developing small, portable MRI machines.  [MORE]

MRI Imaging of the Aging Brain’s Molecular Content

Aging brain has molecular changes
Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have shown a process for profiling molecular changes in [MORE]

Robotic Catheter for Clearing Brain Clots

Robotic guidewire to clear brain clots
“Engineers at MIT have now developed a steerable guidewire that responds to a magnetic field [MORE]

Creating a “Parts List” for Brain Research

Scientists find differences between human and mouse brain cells
Research neurologists have identified 75 cell types that exist in the cortex [MORE]

New Light in Neuroimaging

Optical functional imaging of brain oxygen
Collaborators at the University of Birmingham (UK) and the University of Washington medical school have [MORE]

Smartphone to Brain Implant to Neural Circuits

Tiny implant in brain can control neural circuits
In a step toward automated animal studies, engineers at the Korean Advanced Institute [MORE]