I did not really say that any of this is routine. Nor did I try to be particularly convincing.
But implantation of ultra flexible and thin electrodes is not new (and it is promising, sure), several groups have been working on « mesh electrodes ». As of now it has not really proved safe enough for chronic use in humans.
The subdermal aspect is also certainly a nice advance, but relatively useless in a lab setting (and impossible in rodents).
The robotization is not really impressive, all electrophysiological apparati are robotized, for obvious reasons: nobody can reproducibly place electrodes with micrometer precision by hand.
But hey, let’s wait for some papers to be out and we’ll judge then.
But implantation of ultra flexible and thin electrodes is not new (and it is promising, sure), several groups have been working on « mesh electrodes ». As of now it has not really proved safe enough for chronic use in humans.
The subdermal aspect is also certainly a nice advance, but relatively useless in a lab setting (and impossible in rodents).
The robotization is not really impressive, all electrophysiological apparati are robotized, for obvious reasons: nobody can reproducibly place electrodes with micrometer precision by hand.
But hey, let’s wait for some papers to be out and we’ll judge then.