Combating Memory Loss with Implantable Devices

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• Study aims to develop (by Q4 2018) implantable neural monitoring/stimulation device, for:
  • Traumatic brain injury
    • Permanent/temp of cognitive, physical, psycho-social impairment
    • Usually due to violent blow or jolt
  • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Trouble remembering, learning things, making decisions
  • Epilepsy
    • Sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, convulsions
  • Alzheimer’s disease
    • A progressive, degenerative disorder
• Using electrical stimulation, to improve brain function/memory
• Apart of "Restoring Active Memory" (RAM) program, sponsored by:
  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • National Institutes of Health's Brain Research
• Involved institutions:
  • University of Pennsylvania,
  • Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia,
  • The Mayo Clinic,
  • Dartmouth University,
  • Emory University,
  • Boston University
• Continue reading at UT Southwestern Medical Center Newsroom