title: Insinuating electronics in the brain.
abstract: There is an expanding interface between electronic engineering and neurosurgery. Rapid advances in microelectronics and materials science, driven largely by consumer demand, are inspiring and accelerating development of a new generation of diagnostic, therapeutic, and prosthetic devices for implantation in the nervous system. This paper reviews some of the basic science underpinning their development and outlines some opportunities and challenges for their use in neurosurgery.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Lecturer and Specialist Trainee in Neurosurgery, University of Edinburgh Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom. Electronic address: mhughes4@staffmail.ed.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004581:Electronics; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D058542:Implantable Neurostimulators; D008297:Male; D008839:Microelectrodes; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Electronics; Micro-electromechanical system; Neurosurgery; Sensor