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Thu 07 Jul 2009Opening minds
SCIENCE TODAY:IMAGINE peering inside a brain and watching the chemical dances behind events like learning or degeneration. An Irish scientist has come up with a new invention to provide such a glimpse – a tiny sensor implant that measures levels of brain chemicals in real time, writes CLAIRE O'CONNELL
The approach could boost analysis in brain research and help improve drug development for a range of conditions, including Alzheimer’s, depression and schizophrenia.
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