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Stories about: electrical impulses

Neural Electricity Finally Harnessed A group of investigators in the United States announces the development of a groundbreaking new technology, which can be used to harness the electrical signals being passed through the human brain. This amazing achievement was made possible by relentless work from experts at the University of Michigan School of Kines... 2 November 2010 04:54 GMT Old Gene Family Underlying Epilepsy Found Scientists at the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) made a discovery that could inform future therapies aimed at treating epilepsy. An investigations team determined that the excessive firing of neurons inside the human brain is being controlled by a family of genes that has ancient roots, and which has been... 2 August 2010 04:25 GMT Electronics and Biological Cells Can now Communicate Scientists at the Interuniversity Microelectronics Center (IMEC) have recently showcased their latest innovation, a small microchip that is able to mediate communications between electrical and biological cells. The find could be of tremendous use for the field of physiology, as well as for the development of new gen... 27 November 2009 02:26 GMT