Artificial brain helps restore mobility

Israeli researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a computer chip that can restore the simple motor functions of the body after injury if attached to the cerebellum.

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Scientist Matti Mintz of the university said the researchers took a very small part of the cerebellum to study and create this chip. He said the new study is opening a way for people with brain-damaging diseases like Parkinson's or stroke.

During the study, Israeli scientists attached computer chips, which function as a small part of the cerebellum, into a rat's skull that loses the ability to blink.

This chip is responsible for reading sensory information from the body and moving to the "responsible" brain part to coordinate motor activities, through electrodes. After implanting the artificial cerebellum, the mouse was able to blink again.

However, according to Mintz, more complex movements, such as walking, still take many years of research, and researchers have not been able to conduct human trials yet because it is necessary to carefully study the part. Brain damage of each case before implanting this chip.