'It’s like we’re reconfiguring the brain’s software: stimulating the nerve promotes neuroplasticity, aids the formation of new synapses, and supports the relearning of physical actions.'
Studies say that strokes are the number one cause of "persistent physical impairment" among adults. Simple tasks like walking and eating are hard to perform.regions essential for making movements in the brain. The inability to do basic actions stem from this.
In what sounds like good news, ETH researchers Paulius Viskaitis and Dane Donegan have developed a new system, an earpiece, that can make vagus"Our earpiece emits subtle electrical impulses to activate the nerve in the outer ear, thus eliminating the need for a surgical procedure," Viskaitis, who was recently awarded an ETH Zurich Pioneer Fellowship to help him bring the technology to market,Years ago, Donegan had proved that stimulating the vagus nerve wasn't the only factor.
They have developed a movement sensor that works like a smartwatch. Stroke patients wear this sensor wherever their motor function is impaired. Thanks to special software, the sensor analyses the arm's movements in real-time and conveys the same to the earpiece when the patient moves their arm well.
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