Sensors

Multiple neuroengineering challenges exist today in creating practical, chronic, multichannel neural recording systems for research and for human clinical neural interface application. Specifically:

• persistent wired connections between user and recording system limit the mobility of both
• the transfer of high bandwidth signals to external (even distant) electronics normally requires premature data reduction (i.e, data loss, making potentially helpful signals unavailable for subsequent analysis or use)
• risk of infection due to a percutaneous connector component

Our group is developing an approach to overcome these limitations via an entirely implantable, wirelessly powered and communicating, integrated neural recording microsystem.