When neurons fire,blood vessels nearby respond by expanding to deliver more oxygen and nutrients-a process called neurovascular coupling.This dynamic interaction is not only essential for normal brain function,but als...When neurons fire,blood vessels nearby respond by expanding to deliver more oxygen and nutrients-a process called neurovascular coupling.This dynamic interaction is not only essential for normal brain function,but also critical for robotic limbs or computer cursors:It allows for the development of a non-invasive brain-computer interfaces to control such external devices.However,existing imaging technologies cannot simultaneously capture both neural activity and blood vessel changes across the whole cortex with sufficient speed and resolution.展开更多
文摘When neurons fire,blood vessels nearby respond by expanding to deliver more oxygen and nutrients-a process called neurovascular coupling.This dynamic interaction is not only essential for normal brain function,but also critical for robotic limbs or computer cursors:It allows for the development of a non-invasive brain-computer interfaces to control such external devices.However,existing imaging technologies cannot simultaneously capture both neural activity and blood vessel changes across the whole cortex with sufficient speed and resolution.
