A brain-recording device that melts into place

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Sat, 04/17/2010 - 22:00

(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Scientists have developed a brain implant that essentially melts into place, snugly fitting to the brain's surface.

The technology could pave the way for better devices to monitor and control seizures, and to transmit signals from the brain past damaged parts of the spinal cord.

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