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Hailed as a wonder material, it won Geim and Novoselov a Nobel Prize in physics in 2010...
When taking out a brain tumor, for instance, surgeons place electrodes on the brain to determine the location of motor and speech function in the brain so that they can safely remove the tumor without affecting the patients ability to move or speak...
The University of Manchester is the site of InBrains first-in-human study, which will test the graphene device in up to 10 patients who are already undergoing brain surgery for other reasons..
The surface device alone can be used for brain mapping, but Aguilar says the company is also integrating the two devices and plans to eventually test them together as a treatment for neurological disorders such as Parkinsons disease...
InBrain is looking to improve on DBS by using its surface device to detect biomarkers related to motor function and then delivering stimulation only when it is needed with the penetrating device...
