Illustration of a needle-thin brain implant device

New needle-thin brain implant records, delivers drugs, and stimulates brain regions

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Scientists have developed a needle-thin brain implant capable of recording neural activity, delivering drugs, and stimulating multiple brain regions simultaneously using a single flexible fiber. Successful tests in mice indicate this technology could provide a more precise and less invasive method for studying the brain. The implant may also have future applications in treating neurological disorders such as epilepsy.

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