The Science Behind Implantable Medical Devices

  • Published23 Jan 2020
  • Source BrainFacts/SfN

Improvements in technology are incorporating medical devices into everyday life. Douglas Weber, professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, discusses how neural-digital technologies are becoming less invasive, more accessible, and more effective.

This video is part of a series on Neural-Digital Interfaces, presented at Neuroscience 2019 for the Social Issues Roundtable.

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