Research studies on the construction of two-dimensional intrusive electrode arrays using microstructure to stimulate and record brain activity, Supported by the Cognitive Sciences & Technologies Council

Researchers at Institute for Polymeric Materials of the Sahand University of Technology Started the design and construction research of two-dimensional intrusive electrode arrays using microstructure to stimulate and record brain activity. This project is supported by the Cognitive Sciences & Technologies Council.

Dr. Kiyumars Jalili, The author of this research project, says: Nowadays, emerging areas in the world are focused on the science of nerve prosthesis which makes it possible to restore and repair some of the nervous functions by selective electrical stimulation or inhibition of the activity recorded from the neuronal population.

He says: Among these methods, the most beneficial is the new generation of invasive microelectrode arrays (MEAs) that provide unprecedented access to the central nervous system (CNS) neurons.

Dr. Jalili explained that these microelectrodes have active nodes whose size is comparable to the size of the neurons (about a few microns) and can, therefore, penetrate the nervous system and have selective access to these types of cells.