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Revolutionary Non-Surgical Innovations Transform Neurological Treatments

11/12/2025

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed Circulatronics, a non-surgical platform using sub-cellular sized wireless devices (SWED) injected to autonomously implant in the brain and deliver targeted electrical stimulation.
Rice University bioengineers have created a nonsurgical method using sound waves and gene therapy to control seizure-related brain activity in the hippocampus.
Both innovations advance non-invasive neurological treatments and aim to improve accessibility for the 3 billion people with neurological disorders.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed Circulatronics, a non-surgical platform using sub-cellular sized wireless devices (SWED) injected to autonomously implant in the brain and deliver targeted electrical stimulation.
Rice University bioengineers have created a nonsurgical method using sound waves and gene therapy to control seizure-related brain activity in the hippocampus.
Both innovations advance non-invasive neurological treatments and aim to improve accessibility for the 3 billion people with neurological disorders.