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Progress in Neuroengineering for brain repair: New challenges and open issues.

Gabriella Panuccio¹, Marianna Semprini², Lorenzo Natale³

¹Department of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies (NBT), Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Genova, Italy.

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Neuroengineering, the fusion of neuroscience and engineering, is vital for developing advanced biomedical devices to treat neurological disorders. This field promises innovative brain repair strategies by integrating artificial intelligence for better therapeutic outcomes.

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Artificial intelligence bioethics brain disorder closed loop neuroprosthetics

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Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering
Neurotechnology and Brain Repair

Background:

Growing demand for biomedical devices to treat neurological disorders due to population aging.
Neuroengineering requires a multidisciplinary approach to understand and modulate neural codes for therapeutic impact.

Purpose of the Study:

To review novel neurotechnological devices for brain repair.
To discuss challenges, strategies, and advances in neuroengineering for clinical applications.

Main Methods:

Review of current brain repair strategies in research and clinical settings.
Overview of artificial intelligence advancements relevant to neurotechnological devices.

Main Results:

Highlighting the importance of novel neurotechnological devices for brain repair.
Discussing various brain repair strategies and AI's role in enhancing devices.

Conclusions:

Neuroengineering is central to future clinical applications in brain repair.
The integration of biology and artificial intelligence will blur boundaries in neurorestorative medicine.