Summary
“Nanofabricated Neural Probes for Dense 3 D Recordings of Brain Activity” is an article which was written by Athanassios G. Siapas, Michael L. Roukes, Derrick Chi, Evgueniy V. Lubenov, and Gustavo Rios and published by the American Chemical Society in 2016. The purpose of the article was to develop a dense Three-Dimensional (3-D) electrode array to be used for electrophysiology. This, according to the writers, is a configurable system architecture which specializes in the monitoring of the neural activity. The benefit of this innovation is that it operates using an unprecedented resolution and scale.
The writer begins their analysis by presenting a detailed and precise recap of the steps that have been made and accomplishments so far realized in the functionality of the brain. According to their research, much is already known about brain response properties such as memory rise, learning, motor control, and perception. However, there is little research which has been conducted to understand much about the circuit interactions of individual brain cells. The reason why this happens is that scientists have found it challenging to measure the activities of the neurons especially in human beings and other behaving animals (Schwarz, et al. 2014). This has resulted in the use of electrophysiology as the most effective alternative for monitoring the brain. However, the authors refute the effectiveness of electrophysiology because of its invasiveness in the recording of the spatial resolution, spatial extent, and electrodes. Since this issue remains unresolved, the researchers came up with an innovative idea whose implementation, they believe, would help in providing an ultimate solution to the computation challenges (Xie, et al. 2013). That is what the configurable system and the front-end molecular architecture-mounted 3-D electrode arrays for electrophysiology will seek to address.
After keenly-reading the article and understanding every bit of it, I would like to point out that it is indeed a well-written piece. The authors did a commendable job because, during the entire time I read the article, I realized that it is of the highest possible standard. The writers used an appropriate structure composing of the abstract, background information, the research, findings, and conclusion. In the abstract, a precise, but a critical review of the whole article was done. Here, the researchers summarized all the main points covered in the article. In the introduction, the authors went ahead to provide comprehensive background information on the research efforts as well as the pending issues which must be addressed through such innovative work. For instance, they explain all the major milestones and the loopholes which still need to be filled through further research. After giving such insightful background information, the writers discuss, in details, everything about the new technology. All the points made are supported using real evidence and made sensible using graphic illustrations (Khodagholy, et al. 2013). The authors explain all the necessary information about the technology and give adequate explanations on how it can be used to ensure that it accomplished its objectives. At the same time, the article includes enough information on all the features and properties of the innovation.
In conclusion, “Nanofabricated Neural Probes for Dense 3 D Recordings of Brain Activity” is an insightful article which presents research which the scholars carried out to address a real-life problem. It is an excellent article which contains adequate textual and graphic information on the subject matter. Despite researching such a complex topic, the writers tried all that they could to simplify the language and make it easier for anyone who reads the article to understand it. If the article is put into practice, its recommendations and findings can be of significant contribution towards the accurate recording of all the activities of the brain.
