Major technical challenges must be overcome before the approach can be tested in humans, but the technique could eventually provide a wireless, nonsurgical alternative to
traditional deep brain stimulation surgery, researchers say.
Not exact matches
Boyden, who codirects that center, says
traditional neuroscience graduate programs typically focus on hypothesis - driven research — asking and answering «profound,
deep mysteries of the
brain.»
Their dense packing, small size and location
deep in the
brain make them difficult to reach with
traditional experimental techniques.