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Recording single-neuron activity during walking in humans

We developed a wearable platform (the Neuro-stack) for recording single-neuron and local field potentials in freely moving humans. The Neuro-stack enabled the recording of single-neuron activity during walking behavior in humans. The platform also enables personalized stimulation during real-time decoding of neural activity, which can potentially improve neurostimulation treatments.

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Fig. 1: Neuro-stack as a wearable platform.

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This is a summary of: Topalovic, U. et al. A wearable platform for closed-loop stimulation and recording of single-neuron and local field potential activity in freely moving humans. Nat. Neurosci. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-023-01260-4 (2023)

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Recording single-neuron activity during walking in humans. Nat Neurosci 26, 377–378 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-023-01261-3

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