‘Pacemaker for the brain’ could help people with epilepsy, Parkinson’s

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A new neurostimulator developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, can listen to and stimulate electric current in the brain at the same time, potentially delivering fine-tuned treatments to patients with diseases like epilepsy and Parkinson’s.

The wireless, artifact-free neuromodulation device (WAND) works like a “pacemaker for the brain,” monitoring its electrical activity and delivering electrical stimulation if it detects something amiss, according to the researchers.

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