Northwestern Engineers Print Artificial Neurons That Talk to Real Brain Cells

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Engineers at Northwestern University printed artificial neurons that can actually communicate with living brain cells. The flexible low-cost devices generate lifelike electrical signals that real neurons respond to. This isn't brain-computer interface in the traditional sense of implanting electrodes. These are synthetic neurons behaving like biological ones. The applications for neurological conditions are potentially significant. Understanding how biological neurons communicate could accelerate treatment for conditions ranging from Parkinson's to spinal cord injury. The fact that artificial neurons can participate in biological communication opens questions about the boundary between engineered and organic systems that go well beyond medicine.

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