Over time, with rigorous training, the rats were able to walk again as
long as the electrodes were turned on.
Not exact matches
Scientists initially used metal oxides
as asymmetric supercapacitor
electrodes, but,
as metal oxides do not have particularly high electrical conductivities and become unstable over
long operating cycles, it was clear that a better alternative was needed.
One strategy has been to try to transform the
electrodes from flat sheets into a forest - like array of carbon pillars, which are then wired together in
long alternating rows to serve
as negative and positive
electrodes.
Kahana and his colleagues have
long conducted research with epilepsy patients who have
electrodes implanted in their brains
as part of their treatment.