A mechanical way to stimulate neurons – Mirage News

Magnetic nanodiscs can be activated by an external magnetic field, providing a research tool for studying neural responses.
A scanning electron microscope image of cultured neural cells shows the team’s newly developed nanodiscs (colored area) arrayed along the cell surface, where they can exert enough force to trigger a response.
Image courtesy of the researchers
In addition to responding to electrical and chemical stimuli, many of the body’s neural cells can also respond to mechanical effe…

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