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Abstract:

The complexity of the mammalian nervous system in both the sheer numbers of neurons and synapses and the circuitry they form have inspired many tools that decipher targeted neural activities.  For several decades, rigid electrode-based interfaces have provided a convenient means to interface with the nervous system and have been deployed in vivo to record signals conveying information down to cellular scale.  However, a growing appreciation of the need to reduce the difference in mechanical stiffness between the tissue and recording electrode have led to the emergence of flexible, thin film polymer-based neural interfaces.  Several efforts to develop both penetrating and surface electrodes to interface with different parts of the nervous system will be discussed.

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