Experiments 2024
Ahmad Rafsanjani
Deployable Kirigami electrodes for minimally-invasive electrocorticography
Professor
University of Southern Denmark
Many brain disorders, like epilepsy and Parkinson鈥檚 disease, affect large areas of the brain. Electrocorticography (ECoG) helps diagnose and treat these conditions by placing electrodes on the brain's surface. Current methods require removing a large portion of the skull, leading to complications and long hospital stays, which deter patients. This project uses kirigami, the art of cutting patterns, to create soft, flexible electrodes that can be inserted through a small skull opening. These grids expand to fit the brain's shape, making ECoG safer, less invasive, and more accessible.
