Instead of activating a small sphere of surrounding neurons as expected, the electrodes caused sparse strings of neurons to fire across the brain. (scientificamerican.com)
The challenge: how to kill them without destroying surrounding neurons. (discovermagazine.com)
That translates to an impaired ability for neurons to receive whatever signals surrounding neurons are trying to send and mice displaying schizophrenia - like behavioral deficits such as impaired cognition and sense of direction. (sciencedaily.com)