New photoacoustic probes are allowing scientists to explore deeper into the brain as they can label and visualise neurons. Here, the scientific illustration features their novel photoacoustic dye that ...

While existing silicon probes work well in thin, shallow tissue, its brittleness limits deep brain maneuvering. By creating probes made out of stainless steel, researchers are able to navigate to the ...

To understand the brain better, new methods are required to observe its activity. That aim is at the heart of a molecular engineering project, spearheaded by two research groups at the European ...

To shed new light on the contribution of different brain regions and neural circuits to specific mental functions, neuroscientists and medical researchers rely on advanced imaging techniques and ...

"High-resolution electrophysiology requires long, compact, high-density probes that are inserted with minimal invasiveness," explains Chamanzar. "Current silicon neural probe technology has a low ...