A Electronic chip that mimic the Brain's Neurons would help to fight paralysis

Artificial neurons mimic one day as our body’s nerve cells transfer electrical signal to the brain it would be paramount for patients with nerve damage cells.

Transmission: the small chip is built in such way it encapsulates by the neurons and it could be pass electrical signal between nerve cells which may be damaged by disease, shock or injury. Crucially this chip needs one-billionth the power of a standard Microprocessor means it could be theoretically used in the medical implant to help treat chronic diseases such as heart failure and Alzheimer's.

How it was formed: the researcher used a simulation technique to model how two type neurons in rats fire in response to stimuli: respiratory one that is responsible for breathing and one in the hippocampus. The models were translated to silicon chips in which replicas of biological ion channels (which transmitted signal in the body) was formed. The process was described in a paper in Nature Communications.

Operation: the artificial neurons could rejuvenate the healthy function of failing nerve cell and pass electrical messages to the different parts of the body. For example, suppose someone heart get fail then neurons in the brain don’t respond properly to nervous system feedback, so the heart doesn’t pump hard as it should. A chip containing artificial neurons could transmit a proper signal to get it back on track.

Reference; https://www.technologyreview.com/profile/charlotte-jee/

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