Development of a piezoelectric inchworm machine for automatic microelectrode implantation — NSF Award to University of Massachuset
Large-scale chronic recording from across the brain with minimal disruption is an ideal neuroscientific experiment and a BRAIN Initiative goal since it will help us understand brain mechanisms. While small-size minimally-damaging flexible electrodes are the ideal choice for such recordings, they are also the most diffi
| Award title | Development of a piezoelectric inchworm machine for automatic microelectrode implantation |
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| Award ID | 2347299 |
| Awardee | University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| City | LOWELL |
| State | MA |
| Amount obligated | $499,991 |
| Principal investigator | Lei Chen |
| Program | Innovation: Instrumentation |
| Start date | 08/01/2024 |
| Abstract | Large-scale chronic recording from across the brain with minimal disruption is an ideal neuroscientific experiment and a BRAIN Initiative goal since it will help us understand brain mechanisms. While small-size minimally-damaging flexible electrodes are the ideal choice for such recordings, they are also the most difficult to use with current surgical methods, due to electrode buckling and labor-intensive handling of these tiny devices during surgery. A full-functioning system to implant multipl |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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