A startup company invented a device buried under the scalp, does not affect the growth of hair, from the appearance is not visible, can read brain waves at any Time to collect big data, paving the way for research on neurological diseases of the brain, such as epilepsy.
The U.S. startup Brain Scientific is developing an “electronic tattoo” technology that buries multiple tiny electrodes under the scalp with a device that is both like a tattoo gun and a 3-D printed head. Each electrode is less than a fraction of the size of a hair.
Baruch Goldstein, one of the company’s founders, told technology news network Futurism that burying the electrodes is like “using a sewing machine.
Once buried in the scalp, the electrodes are combined with an EEG device worn behind the ear to read the brain’s neural signals clearly at all times. The device is currently the size of a postage stamp. The company expects to design the device smaller as graphene technology advances.
The company says the EEG data obtained using this technology will be valuable for medical research, especially to help doctors conduct neurological studies. In addition, in the future, this technology can be extended to become the interface between the human brain and computer to exchange information, applied to virtual reality technology or gaming devices. Nowadays, electronic devices are operated using joysticks, buttons or interfaces, and in the future, through this information interface, electronic devices can be operated using the mind of the human brain.
Right now, however, the company’s first goal is to help conduct research on epilepsy. For a long time, the medical community has wanted to find out if epileptics have a certain pattern of brain waves before they have a seizure. If such a signature could be found, doctors could remind patients to take medication that day to control the condition, or warn them to stay Home to avoid danger.
Traditional techniques for reading EEGs require measuring the EEG in a lab at a specific time, and because researchers cannot predict seizures, they cannot capture what happens in the brain in time before a seizure. This technology solves that problem by monitoring brainwave information at all times and capturing big data for researchers to analyze.
Goldstein said the device is small and not visible in appearance after implantation, so it will not interfere with the daily lives of participants in this study.
In addition to the permanent device, the company is also working on another product called a “graphene patch” that is printed directly on the scalp and does not need to be buried underneath the scalp with a 3-D printed head, which can be dissolved and washed away with a specific solution when not needed.
“It’s like a temporary tattoo.” Goldstein described. This graphene patch can also read neural signals as well, but the ability to read is weaker than the implantable device, and events such as blinking and outside noise can interfere with the signal.
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