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ReviewAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2021

The Future of Neuroscience: Flexible and Wireless Implantable Neural Electronics.

Eve McGlynn, Vahid Nabaei, Elisa Ren, Gabriel Galeote-Checa, Rupam Das, Giulia Curia, Hadi Heidari

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Review in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
33citing papers in PubMed
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Eve McGlynnMicroelectronics Lab James Watt School of Engineering University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QQ United Kingdom.
Vahid NabaeiMicroelectronics Lab James Watt School of Engineering University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QQ United Kingdom.
Elisa RenLaboratory of Experimental Electroencephalography and Neurophysiology Department of Biomedical Metabolic and Neural Sciences University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena 41125 Italy.
Gabriel Galeote-ChecaMicroelectronics Lab James Watt School of Engineering University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QQ United Kingdom.
Rupam DasMicroelectronics Lab James Watt School of Engineering University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QQ United Kingdom.
Giulia CuriaLaboratory of Experimental Electroencephalography and Neurophysiology Department of Biomedical Metabolic and Neural Sciences University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena 41125 Italy.
Hadi HeidariMicroelectronics Lab James Watt School of Engineering University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QQ United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-8412-8164
University of Glasgow · GBUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurological diseases are a prevalent cause of global mortality and are of growing concern when considering an ageing global population. Traditional treatments are accompanied by serious side effects including repeated treatment sessions, invasive surgeries, or infections. For example, in the case of deep brain stimulation, large, stiff, and battery powered neural probes recruit thousands of neurons with each pulse, and can invoke a vigorous immune response. This paper presents challenges in engineering and neuroscience in developing miniaturized and biointegrated alternatives, in the form of microelectrode probes. Progress in design and topology of neural implants has shifted the goal post toward highly specific recording and stimulation, targeting small groups of neurons and reducing the foreign body response with biomimetic design principles. Implantable device design recommendations, fabrication techniques, and clinical evaluation of the impact flexible, integrated probes will have on the treatment of neurological disorders are provided in this report. The choice of biocompatible material dictates fabrication techniques as novel methods reduce the complexity of manufacture. Wireless power, the final hurdle to truly implantable neural interfaces, is discussed. These aspects are the driving force behind continued research: significant breakthroughs in any one of these areas will revolutionize the treatment of neurological disorders.

Indexed as

MicroelectrodesAnimalsBrainDeep Brain StimulationEquipment DesignHumansNervous System DiseasesNeurosciencesWireless Technologybiocompatible encapsulationbrain implantable deviceneural interfaceneural probe designwireless data transferwireless power

Identifiers

PMID34026431
PMCPMC8132070
OpenAlexW3134520991

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