🇺🇸 Better models, better implants, stronger American neurotechnology.

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Using a physics-based finite element model, we identified how small brain–electrode shifts create strain fields that correspond to future recording quality. This reveals mechanical failure in real-world scenarios before they appear clinically.

📉 The core problem: even the best brain–computer interface electrodes slowly lose signal quality. This limits prosthetic control for veterans with limb loss, communication for people with paralysis, and long-term independence for many Americans.

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🇺🇸 Builds foundational knowledge for brain disease diagnostics
🎓 Trains next-gen neuroengineers
⚙️ Keeps the U.S. leading in neurotechnology innovation

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Small movements between the brain and the array create stress on tissue differently:
-Outer electrodes: Take the most direct mechanical stress, causing scarring.
-Inner electrodes: Stress on the edges can pinch blood vessels, reducing nutrients to neurons in the center, weakening them over time.

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45% of amputations = trauma (many vets).
This reuses FDA-cleared hardware → fast VA rollout.
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