Brain Control Semi-Conductor Developed

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Brain Control Semi-Conductor Developed

An extraordinarily precise semi-conductor, able to control a human being's brain functions was developed for the first time in the nation.
Kim Sung Jun, a professor in the electrical engineering department at Seoul National University, on November 12 announced, that after two years of experiments, his team was successful in producing a semi-conductor that processes neural signals. It will be primarily used for rehabilitation purposes of those who suffer brain injuries.
Kim and Hanlim University's Shin Hyong Chul' team jointly published their results, based on experiments using hamsters, last month to the American National Institute of Health.
The program was called the 'SNU Probe' and this kind of semi-conductor is just the third developed after the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and Stanford University's.
The magnetodiode element is ten times thinner than a strand of hair: small electrodes are attached to neural cells which carry commands.
Kim added, 'The biggest obstacles for those that suffer blindness or deafness is not that the neurons are dead but rather their signal is disrupted, but through this device we will be able to deliver signals or data through neural cells allowing them to hear or listen in the near future.'
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