Humans have been using electricity to treat ailments since the ancient Greeks and Romans. While they did not know the mechanistic basis, they knew that the bioelectricity emitted by torpedo fish relieved pain & reduced inflammation -Eric Chang @changsb
While advances in technology take place rapidly (Moore’s law), the true potential of bioelectronic medicine is maximized when it is applied to a biological circuit where the relationship between nerve activity and physiological function is well-understood
Humanity has been enraptured by electricity for millennia. Whitman wrote “I Sing the Body Electric” in 1855. In 1899, Tesla found that the earth was “literally alive with electrical vibrations." Now, bioelectronic medicine is treating disease using electri
New Letter to the Editor article by Dr. Eric Chang @changsbrain on approaches for precise long-term interfacing with small peripheral nerves. Highlighting work by @timotchy and colleagues from Tim Gardner's lab @uoregon https://t.co/3BJqMyBU2o