Tiny camera implanted in a mouse's brain to find new ways to treat Parkinson's disease!

Tiny camera implanted in a mouse's brain to find new ways to treat Parkinson's disease!

Nara Institute of Science and Technology in western Japan has implanted a tiny camera in a mouse's brain for memory study. In order to see how memory is formed, scientists at Nara Institute of Science and Technology have implanted a small semiconductor camera inside the hippocampus of a mouse's brain. In future scientists hope to apply to humans to treat illnesses. The camera is 3 mm (0.1 inch) long, 2.3 mm wide and 2.4 mm in depth. The researchers injected the mouse with a substance that lights up whenever there is brain activity. The camera then captures that light and the visuals come up on a screen.

The researchers hope the study will lead to new ways to treat Parkinson's disease, as they aim to have the camera track brain activity that trigger symptoms such as tremors.

January 31, 2008 - 2:16 AM | Posted in - Other Stuff |