Surgeons make a small keyhole incision in the neck to place the device, called a Strentrode, which is just 4mm in diameter and is made from a strong but flexible alloy called nitinol.

In 2016 the team, including researchers from the University of Melbourne, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Synchron Australia, demonstrated that the Stentrode can record neural signals in the brain.

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