Electrophysiology read-out tools for brain-on-chip biotechnology

C Forro, D Caron, GN Angotzi, V Gallo, L Berdondini… - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Brain-on-Chip (BoC) biotechnology is emerging as a promising tool for biomedical and
pharmaceutical research applied to the neurosciences. At the convergence between lab-on …

Biosensor integrated brain-on-a-chip platforms: progress and prospects in clinical translation

B Cecen, E Saygili, I Zare, O Nejati, D Khorsandi… - Biosensors and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Because of the brain's complexity, developing effective treatments for neurological disorders
is a formidable challenge. Research efforts to this end are advancing as in vitro systems …

[HTML][HTML] SiNAPS: An implantable active pixel sensor CMOS-probe for simultaneous large-scale neural recordings

GN Angotzi, F Boi, A Lecomte, E Miele… - Biosensors and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Large-scale neural recordings with high spatial and temporal accuracy are instrumental to
understand how the brain works. To this end, it is of key importance to develop probes that …

Stimulus-evoked activity modulation of in vitro engineered cortical and hippocampal networks

F Callegari, M Brofiga, F Poggio, P Massobrio - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The delivery of electrical stimuli is crucial to shape the electrophysiological activity of
neuronal populations and to appreciate the response of the different brain circuits involved …

[HTML][HTML] Prestimulus dynamics blend with the stimulus in neural variability quenching

A Wolff, L Chen, S Tumati, M Golesorkhi, J Gomez-Pilar… - NeuroImage, 2021 - Elsevier
Neural responses to the same stimulus show significant variability over trials, with this
variability typically reduced (quenched) after a stimulus is presented. This trial-to-trial …

Spontaneous and perturbational complexity in cortical cultures

I Colombi, T Nieus, M Massimini, M Chiappalone - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dissociated cortical neurons in vitro display spontaneously synchronized, low-frequency
firing patterns, which can resemble the slow wave oscillations characterizing sleep in vivo …

New era of electroceuticals: clinically driven smart implantable electronic devices moving towards precision therapy

RP Magisetty, SM Park - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the name of electroceuticals, bioelectronic devices have transformed and become
essential for dealing with all physiological responses. This significant advancement is …

[HTML][HTML] Self-organization and evolution of structure and function in cultured neuronal networks

LM Ballesteros-Esteban, I Leyva, JA Almendral… - Chaos, Solitons & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cultured neuronal networks (CNNs) have recently achieved major relevance as an
alternative to in vivo models. While many works investigate the evolution of functional …

In vitro cell models merging circadian rhythms and brain waves for personalized neuromedicine

B Pavan, A Bianchi, G Botti - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
New evidence is emerging about the dynamics of interaction between circadian rhythms and
brain waves, whose coordination occurs through the entrainment process. The so-called" …

Nanomaterial-based microelectrode arrays for in vitro bidirectional brain–computer interfaces: a review

Y Liu, S Xu, Y Yang, K Zhang, E He, W Liang… - Microsystems & …, 2023 - nature.com
A bidirectional in vitro brain–computer interface (BCI) directly connects isolated brain cells
with the surrounding environment, reads neural signals and inputs modulatory instructions …