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Friday, June 25, 2004
Stanford Artificial Synapse Chip
While most retinal implants stimulate damaged nerve cells with an electrical current, a new device is hoped to stimulate these cells with neurotransmitters. The research, carried out by Mark Peterman and others at Stanford University in the US, was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. More information is available in the article's abstract ('Localized chemical release from an artificial synapse chip') or in the Stanford University Medical Center's public release ('Stanford researchers eye new chip's potential as an artificial retina' at EurekAlert, 21 June 2004).
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