Bioelectronics and Neuroscience
Bioelectronics and Neuroscience
-By Kimaya Shikarkhane
Bioelectronics and Neuroscience Bioelectronics is a stream of biomedical engineering. It involves interfacing electronics and biological systems especially the nervous system and the neuro-muscular system. An application of bioelectronics is to attach a microelectronic device to a specific nerve. The device affects the signals of the nerve in such a way that its target organ (the diseased one) functions normal. Clinical trials of such devices have started as a treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis. One of the advantages of such treatment is that we can reduce the side effects of drugs.
What makes bioelectronics possible is the fact that our nervous system transmits electrical signals. Applying machine learning techniques can improve bioelectronics with better diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Advancements in machine learning and electrode technology along with advancement in neuroscience research will certainly improve bioelectronic medicines tremendously. I am totally in awe of the thing called the human brain.
Though we have computers that are computationally stronger than the human brain, although no computer has yet ever matched emotional intelligence. We make such complicated algorithms to create computer vision, but we ourselves have such a great vision sensory systems already built-in. What I feel is that making a computer like the human brain is really a huge challenge.
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