Functional characterization of human pluripotent stem cell-derived models of the brain with microelectrode arrays

A Pelkonen, C Pistono, P Klecki, M Gómez-Budia… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived neuron cultures have emerged as models of
electrical activity in the human brain. Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) measure changes in the …

The state of clinical trials of implantable brain–computer interfaces

KM Patrick-Krueger, I Burkhart… - Nature reviews …, 2025 - nature.com
Implanted brain–computer interfaces (iBCIs) translate brain activity recorded intracranially
into commands for virtual or physical machines to restore or rehabilitate motor, sensory or …

Low-threshold, high-resolution, chronically stable intracortical microstimulation by ultraflexible electrodes

R Lycke, R Kim, P Zolotavin, J Montes, Y Sun… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) enables applications ranging from neuroprosthetics to
causal circuit manipulations. However, the resolution, efficacy, and chronic stability of …

[HTML][HTML] High-density single-unit human cortical recordings using the Neuropixels probe

JE Chung, KK Sellers, MK Leonard, L Gwilliams, D Xu… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
The action potential is a fundamental unit of neural computation. Even though significant
advances have been made in recording large numbers of individual neurons in animal …

Explant analysis of Utah electrode arrays implanted in human cortex for brain-computer-interfaces

K Woeppel, C Hughes, AJ Herrera, JR Eles… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Brain-computer interfaces are being developed to restore movement for people living with
paralysis due to injury or disease. Although the therapeutic potential is great, long-term …

Chronic stability of a neuroprosthesis comprising multiple adjacent Utah arrays in monkeys

X Chen, F Wang, R Kooijmans, PC Klink… - Journal of neural …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Electrical stimulation of visual cortex via a neuroprosthesis induces the perception
of dots of light ('phosphenes'), potentially allowing recognition of simple shapes even after …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of a Mn (III) tetrakis (4-benzoic acid) porphyrin (MnTBAP) coating on the chronic recording performance of planar silicon intracortical microelectrode …

AG Hernandez-Reynoso, BS Sturgill, GF Hoeferlin… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
Intracortical microelectrode arrays (MEAs) are used to record neural activity. However, their
implantation initiates a neuroinflammatory cascade, involving the accumulation of reactive …

Biohybrid neural interfaces: improving the biological integration of neural implants

M Boulingre, R Portillo-Lara, RA Green - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Implantable neural interfaces (NIs) have emerged in the clinic as outstanding tools for the
management of a variety of neurological conditions caused by trauma or disease. However …

Utah array characterization and histological analysis of a multi-year implant in non-human primate motor and sensory cortices

PR Patel, EJ Welle, JG Letner, H Shen… - Journal of neural …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. The Utah array is widely used in both clinical studies and neuroscience. It has a
strong track record of safety. However, it is also known that implanted electrodes promote …

Neurotechnologies to restore hand functions

E Losanno, M Mender, C Chestek, S Shokur… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Reaching and manipulating objects are crucial tasks that allow proactive interaction with our
surroundings. However, these functions are lost after neurological disorders or traumatic …