/neuro/taxonomy/term/1234/all en /neuro/channels/news/sweet-solution-hard-brain-implants-330801 <p><strong>Study uses sugar to make and deliver pudding-like brain implants that reduce foreign body response</strong></p> <p>Brain implants are used to treat neurological dysfunction, and their use for enhancing cognitive abilities is a promising field of research. Implants can be used to monitor brain activity or stimulate parts of the brain using electrical pulses. In epilepsy, for example, brain implants can determine where in the brain seizures are happening.</p> Tue, 04 May 2021 13:34:26 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 4982 at /neuro /neuro/article/research/joint-neuro-and-mcgill-study-among-quebec-sciences-top-ten For the third year in a row, a study including researchers at The Neuro has made Quebec Science's list of top ten discoveries. Mon, 10 Jan 2022 18:16:06 +0000 Shawn Hayward 5304 at /neuro