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Shenzhen’s “brain analysis and brain simulation”, a major scientific and technological infrastructure, has “sewn” a microfilamentous flexible electrodes into the cerebral cortex of a macaque monkey, in direct contact with neurons, and has collected high-precision neuronal pulses.

According to researchers at the institute, the advancement of new materials and micro-nano processing technology has made implantable electrodes smaller and softer, greatly reducing implant trauma and rejection reactions. However, the difficulty of implantation is also increasing, far exceeding the capabilities of human hands and eyes. Therefore, highly automated implant robots have become the core equipment in the field of brain-computer interfaces.

Implantable brain-computer interfaces can bring high-performance mind control, speech synthesis, visual reconstruction and other technical benefits to people with disabilities, and can also assist scientists in using high-throughput signals to study the working principles of the brain.