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Ultrasound-powered tiny neural stimulators

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Wireless and leadless millimetre-scale implantable pulse generators, powered and controlled by ultrasonic links, enable the electrical stimulation of neural pathways in anaesthetized rats.

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Fig. 1: Neural interfacing technologies and their use for inputting somatosensory information from a prosthetic hand into the severed nerves of a person.

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M.O.-C. was partially financed by Integrum AB, a company developing implants for skeletal attachment and the control of limb prostheses.

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