#Artificial Neurons That Work Like Real Ones to Treat Neurological Conditions, Paralysis Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have created reportedly an artificial neuron that apparently works just like our own living neurons Do it is made of organic bioelectronics and is able to convert chemical signals to electric potentials that travel along the device which are used then to release a neurotransmitter that acts on nearby cells. The big deal for clinical applications is that this technology may allow for chemical stimulation of neurological conditions triggered by naturally occurring biochemicals. Currently, electric neurostimulators rely on electrical signals coming from the body or some even work blindly simply being activated constantly and delivering therapy consistently at all times. The current device is still quite bulky and is incomparable in size to natural neurons, but the researchers plan to miniaturize it. Moreover, they envision wireless transmission to be built into the artificial neurons that will allow them to communicate across the body without having to be linked by physical wires. From the study abstract in journal Biosensors and Bioelectronics: Study in Biosensors and Bioelectronics: An organic electronic biomimetic neuron enables auto-regulated neuromodulationource: Karolinska Institutet u
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