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A microendovascular system can record precise neural signals from cortical and deep vessels with minimal invasiveness

Iwata, T.; Nakamura, H.; Uemura, T.; Araki, T.; Matsumura, T.; Abe, T.; Nezu, T.; Takagaki, M.; Ozaki, T.; Miura, S.; Fukuma, R.; John, S. E.; Grayden, D. B.; Kishima, H.; Sekitani, T.; Yanagisawa, T.

2024-08-30 neuroscience
10.1101/2024.08.29.610418 bioRxiv
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Minimally invasive intravascular electroencephalography (ivEEG) signals are a promising tool for developing clinically feasible brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) that restore communication and motor functions in paralyzed patients. However, current ivEEG techniques can only record signals from the superior sagittal sinus (SSS), making it challenging to record motor responses related to hand and mouth movements from brain regions distant from the SSS, despite their critical role in BCIs. Here, using micro intravascular electrodes, ivEEGs recorded from the cortical or deep veins of eight pigs could measure cortical activities with greater signal power and better spatial resolution than those recording in the SSS, thus allowing mapping of the sensorimotor and visual functional areas. Additionally, electrical stimulation in the cortical vein between the micro intravascular electrodes induced muscle contractions contralateral to the stimulated area in five anesthetized pigs. These results demonstrate that ivEEG using micro intravascular electrodes is a promising tool for developing BCIs.

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