ID: 210536 360 Spinal Cord Neural Interface

The spinal cord carries information from the brain to the periphery and vice versa. Interruption in these communication pathways, such as spinal cord injury, causes severe neurological disability and profoundly impacts patients and society. Bioelectronic interfaces have the potential to both record from and stimulate the spinal cord and eventually restore lost neurological functions. However, to date, spinal cord devices have only interfaced with the dorsal aspect of the spinal cord due to both anatomical and technological challenges. Here, we present a new thin-film, flexible electronics to circumferentially interface with the spinal cord, leading to a new paradigm of measuring and stimulating dorsal, lateral, and ventral tracts of the cord simultaneously using one device.