‘Origami-inspired’ folding electrodes could reduce surgery needed to treat brain conditions

Published on August 12, 2024

A research team led by the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge have created new ‘origami-inspired’ brain electrodes that can fold up to a fraction of their full size. This advance could significantly reduce the amount of surgery needed to treat conditions such as epilepsy, or to install brain-computer interfaces.

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