Scientists create a needle-thin brain implant that can do three jobs at once

Sep 21, 2026 - 16:51
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Scientists create a needle-thin brain implant that can do three jobs at once
A researcher holds a thin flexible fiber implant in a neuroscience laboratory beside a brain model.

A new needle-thin brain implant can record neural activity, deliver drugs, and stimulate multiple brain regions using a single flexible fiber. Successful tests in mice suggest it could give scientists a more precise, less invasive way to study the brain and may eventually help treat neurological disorders such as epilepsy.

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