WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A cross-like shape helps the electrodes of implantable neurostimulation devices to deliver more charge to specific areas of the nervous system, possibly prolonging device life ...

This is a side-by-side look at platinum (left) and glassy carbon (right) thin-film electrodes for deep brain stimulation. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

Brain cells communicate via chemical signals and short electrical impulses, a phenomenon doctors have long aimed to harness in medicine. But delivering jolts to the nervous system, also known as ...

Snugged up against the scalp, electrodes can eavesdrop on the brain’s electrical activity. But the signals can weaken when electrodes can’t get close enough to the scalps of people with coarse, curly ...