Signal Regeneration and Function Rebuilding Using Microelectronic Neural Bridge between Two Far-Separated Nervous Systems

This paper reviews at first the features of the present information techniques including the telephone, the television, the computer, and the body sensor network briefly. Then, the concept and the construction of microelectronic neural bridges (MENB) are discussed. A special animal experiment in which the signal regeneration and the function rebuilding were realized by using a MENB between two far-separated nervous systems is demonstrated. The applications of presented concept are prospected.

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