Sentences with phrase «electrical pulses via»
A neurostimulator delivers electrical pulses via the stimulation lead to the hypoglossal nerve, which controls the tongue.
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The hope is to find the equivalent neurons in people, and then to work out how to suppress them, via drugs or electrical pulses, in order to relieve itchiness caused by skin problems such as scabies, eczema and psoriasis.
To test the particles, the researchers implanted mice with a tumorlike gel saturated with nanoparticles and placed those mice into the wells of cup - shaped electrical coils, which activated the nanoparticles via magnetic pulses.
This is done by sending electrical pulses into the brain via a pipette filled with electrically conductive fluid.
Electrical and chemical activities in the neurons could then be activated or switched off by pulses of light delivered via a fiber - optic cable implanted in each mouse's skull, a technique known as optogenetics.