The neurochip: promoting plasticity with a neural implant.
A new discovery suggests that converting the brain's own natural activity into electrical stimuli that are delivered back into another brain region can induce long-term plastic change. This discovery could provide a powerful and useful addition to therapeutic uses of brain-machine interfaces.
Lemon
Roger
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UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK. rlemon@ion.ucl.ac.uk
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