Multifunctional Neural Fibers: Modulation from Gut to Brain
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Blog Post
Published
Aug. 31, 2023, 1 p.m.
...Fun fact: A 1 cm block of polymer can generate many meters of fibers!
Fig. 1 - Overview ... and brain neural circuits. Nature Biotechnology, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-01833-5
Resources...channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2), a blue light sensitive cation channel, fused to mCherry to the brain tissue. ... several months after implantation of fibers, indicating the system was indeed stable for continuous monitoring...interfaces with the entire body, so the obvious next applications are to expand the tool to different brain-organ...