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A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Universty of Kansas Medica Center, conducted tests to treat mice with disabilities by "connecting gaps in their brains." It may be a little confusing but imagine that when two or more areas of the brain are out of touch with other parts, the body will not be able to receive the 'control' signal and not perform. desired movements. And to cure that defect, we need to have a connecting cord to help the signal arrive where it is needed.

Scientists used mice to conduct tests. Initially, they let the mice learn how to go through a narrow path to get small round particles of food. This behavior requires communication between neurons in the anterior and posterior parts of the brain. When they are mature, the doctors will operate and split the two parts of the brain. As a result, the mice can no longer get the pellets.

To correct that defect, a 'closed electric circuit system ' is mounted on top of the heads of the mice. The system consists of a specially designed chip embedded into a small board, connected to two electrodes. One of the two is implanted in the anterior brain, and one is implanted in the back part of the mouse.

When the brain's neural neurons emit electrical signals, an algorithm running on the chip will identify them and separate them from other 'signal streams '. The implant cathode in the back brain is responsible for transmitting the received signal to the nervous system in that area, in the form of electrical impulses.

Two weeks after receiving the full signal, mice with compromised brains were able to obtain round pellets with similar proportions as without the intervention of the brain - about 70%. Meanwhile, randomized brain-stimulated rats had a nearly 50% success rate in taking feed pellets, and those that were not stimulated by the brain only reached 25%.

Professor Randolph Nudo is holding the device by the researcher, Professor Pedram Mohseni

Although studies are still in the testing and development stage, it is clear that there are hopes of two parts of the brain being communicated long enough for a long time, they will become establish new links and will no longer need support.

This device was developed by Professor Pedram Mohseni of Case Western Reserver University and tested at the laboratory of the University of Kansas Randolph J. Nudo. Hopefully their initial successes will continue to be developed to be able to create a device to help treat people with brain damage and affect the motor nervous system.