BioBolt to reactivate paralyzed limbs using brain signals

The science of neurology is a fascinating one. The more we learn about it, the more interesting it seems to be. With the advent of new technology and decades of research, we have achieved significant success in understanding this science. The purpose of the research in this field of science is to provide hope to those who are dealing with sensory and motor system related impairment. Previously, invasive transplants have been used in patients with hearing and vision disorders. Noninvasive brain implant does not require penetrating the device into the brain. Recently, scientists in Michigan University developed a noninvasive brain transplant with the hope to help people to generate movement. This noninvasive brain implant is called BioBolt.

A noninvasive brain implant developed by University of Michigan

Principal investigator Euisik Yoon, a professor in the U-M College of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and

Computer Science, says:

The BioBolt looks like a bolt and is about the circumference of a dime, with a thumbnail-sized film of microcircuits attached to the bottom. The BioBolt is implanted in the skull beneath the skin and the film of microcircuits sits on the brain. The microcircuits act as microphones to 'listen' to the overall pattern of firing neurons and associate them with a specific command from the brain. Those signals are amplified and filtered, then converted to digital signals and transmitted through the skin to a computer.

Via: Umich