A Hyperflexible Electrode Array for Long‐Term Recording and Decoding of Intraspinal Neuronal Activity

Autor: Jie Fan, Xiaocheng Li, Peiyu Wang, Fan Yang, Bingzhen Zhao, Jianing Yang, Zhengtuo Zhao, Xue Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Advanced Science, Vol 10, Iss 33, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2198-3844
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202303377
Popis: Abstract Neural interfaces for stable access to the spinal cord (SC) electrical activity can benefit patients with motor dysfunctions. Invasive high‐density electrodes can directly extract signals from SC neuronal populations that can be used for the facilitation, adjustment, and reconstruction of motor actions. However, developing neural interfaces that can achieve high channel counts and long‐term intraspinal recording remains technically challenging. Here, a biocompatible SC hyperflexible electrode array (SHEA) with an ultrathin structure that minimizes mechanical mismatch between the interface and SC tissue and enables stable single‐unit recording for more than 2 months in mice is demonstrated. These results show that SHEA maintains stable impedance, signal‐to‐noise ratio, single‐unit yield, and spike amplitude after implantation into mouse SC. Gait analysis and histology show that SHEA implantation induces negligible behavioral effects and Inflammation. Additionally, multi‐unit signals recorded from the SC ventral horn can predict the mouse's movement trajectory with a high decoding coefficient of up to 0.95. Moreover, during step cycles, it is found that the neural trajectory of spikes and low‐frequency local field potential (LFP) signal exhibits periodic geometry patterns. Thus, SHEA can offer an efficient and reliable SC neural interface for monitoring and potentially modulating SC neuronal activity associated with motor dysfunctions.
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