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Optrode Array for Simultaneous Optogenetic Modulation and Electrical Neural Recording
Published on: September 1, 2022
Emerging technologies toward the integration of multiple functionalities on non-planar implantable neurophotonics
Mohammad Mohammadiaria1, Marco Bianco1, Antonio Balena1,2
1Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies, Arnesano, Italy.
Abstract:
The continuous exchange between the neuroscience and neuroengineering communities that took place over the past decades has uncovered a multitude of technological solutions to interface with the brain. In this framework, a fascinating approach relies on the integration of multiple activation and monitoring capabilities in the same implantable neural probe to better study the multifaceted nature of neural signaling and related functions in the deep brain regions. We highlight current challenges and perspectives on technological developments that could potentially enable the integration of multiple functionalities on optical fiber-based non-planar implantable neurophotonics probes.

