| A Neurochip That Can Communicate With Brain Source: techpark.net August 12th, 2010 | by Anil | The University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine scientists who proved it is possible to cultivate a network of brain cells that reconnect on a silicon chip—or the brain on a microchip—have developed, new technology that monitors brain cell activity at a resolution never achieved before. Developed with the National Research Council Canada (NRC), the new silicon chips are also simpler to use, which will help future understanding of how brain cells work under normal conditions and permit drug discoveries for a variety of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Naweed Syed's lab cultivated brain cells on a microchip. The new technology from the lab of Naweed Syed, in collaboration with the NRC, is published online this month in the journal, Biomedical Devices. “This technical, breakthrough means we can track subtle changes in brain activity at the level of ion channels and synaptic potentials, which are also the most suitable target sites for drug development in neurodegenerative diseases and neuropsychological disorders,” says Syed, professor and head of the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and advisor to the Vice President Research on Biomedical Engineering Initiative of the U of C. The new neurochips are also automated, meaning that anyone can learn to place individual brain cells on them. Previously it took years of training to learn how to record ion channel activity from brain cells, and it was only possible to monitor one or two cells simultaneously. Now, larger networks of cells can be placed on a chip and observed in minute detail, allowing the analysis of several brain cells networking, and performing automatic, large-scale drug screening for various brain dysfunctions. This new technology has the potential to help scientists in a variety of fields and on a variety of research projects. Gerald Zamponi, professor and head of the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, and member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, says, “This technology can likely be scaled up such that it will become a novel tool for medium throughput drug screening, in addition to its usefulness for basic biomedical research”. |  |
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Snaptu: Verizon iPhone Release Gets Dated Down To The Hour
Nothing much to see here folks. Just a bunch of people drooling at the mouth over, to them, the most anticipated phone (ever) moving to a similar, but different network, their network. With tensions so tight, someone had to let people know down to…
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Snaptu: Cell Phone With Integrated Projector To Go On Sale In Japan
Way back in October 2008, we reported about a cell phone that featured a built-in mini projector. The cell phone was showcased by Japan's biggest mobile carrier, NTT Docomo, as a prototype. But today, the same carrier announced [JP] that such a…
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Snaptu: Wild, Borderline Silly Rumor: 3D Display For The iPhone 5
This latest iPhone 5 rumor seems to have come completely out of left field, but that's partially what makes it exciting. How does a 3D screen grab you? Do you respond with "Oh, wow, awesome!" or is it more along the lines of "Er, what?" No answer is…
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Snaptu: Facebook Averaged Almost 8 New Registrations Per Second In 2010
Candytech, a Czech company that helps companies create and measure Facebook marketing campaigns, has gathered a wealth of Facebook-specific data over the years via its statistics portal SocialBakers. The company has put together this great…
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Snaptu: Apple Reportedly Blocks Sony Reader App, May Foreshadow War With Amazon Kindle
This evening the New York Times published an article titled Apple Moves to Tighten Control of App Store. An alternative title, should the report prove accurate, could be, Apple Underscores The Downsides Of Its Closed Platform. Really, things look…
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Snaptu: Google Dethrones Nokia As Top Seller Of Smartphones
Android has passed yet another milestone in its race to the top: With 32.9 million handsets sold globally this last quarter, it has ousted longtime champion Nokia (with 31m) for the title of most popular smartphone OS maker in the world. It's a bit…
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Snaptu: Haiti, one year later
It's been one year since the earth shook so violently below Port-au-Prince, Haiti, destroying and damaging hundreds of thousands of buildings and lives in mere moments. Twelve months of struggle and heartache have followed, with very little progress…
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Snaptu: Landslides in Brazil
Last week, a series of flash floods and mudslides struck the Serrana mountain region near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, destroying buildings roads and more. Nearly 14,000 people are now homeless, 759 are reported to have been killed and another 400 remain…
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