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implantable
[ im-plan-tuh-buhl, -plahn- ]
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Origin of implantable1
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For these reasons, scientists are developing implantable technologies that use pulses of electricity to debug the neural circuits underlying disability and disease.
While scientists recently developed implantable wireless optogenetic devices, these depend on relatively simple remote controls or limited sets of preprogrammed instructions.
These new fully implantable optogenetic arrays for mice and rats can enable more sophisticated research.
Researchers tested the first implantable device in patients in the United States in 1967.
The device — the paddles often wielded in television medical dramas — quickly entered widespread use and led to more advanced implantable cardioverter-defibrillators placed inside the chest.
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