Neuroscientists have developed a new brain electrode that is a millimeter long, only a few nanometers wide and harnesses the superior electromechanical properties of carbon nanotubes to capture electrical signals from individual neurons.
“To our knowledge, this is the first time scientists have used carbon nanotubes to record signals from individual neurons, what we call intracellular recordings, in brain slices or intact brains of vertebrates,” said Bruce Donald, a professor of computer science and biochemistry atDuke University who helped develop the probe.
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Individual Neuron Signals Can Now Be Specifically "Sensed" By Carbon Nanotube Electrodes
