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3D Printed Brain Cooling Implant Targets Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

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Researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology, the University of Sheffield, and the University of Limerick have developed a 3D printed silicone implant that cools a small area of the brain’s surface while recording its electrical activity. In rats, the device suppressed seizure-like activity, a result the team…