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about [2020/12/22 19:50] Michele GIUGLIANOabout [2021/07/27 22:25] Michele GIUGLIANO
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 **IN-FET** (//Ionic Neuromodulation For Epilepsy Treatment//) is an ambitious Research and Innovation project, funded by the [[https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en|European Commission]] within its [[https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/future-and-emerging-technologies|Future Emerging Technologies]] Horizon 2020's programme. It officially started in January 2020, with intense exchanges and kick-off initiatives by the members of its [[consortium]]: **SISSA**, **IBM Research Zurich**, **IUNET**, **Univ. of Geneva**, **Univ. of Sheffield**, and **Multichannel Systems GmBH**. **IN-FET** (//Ionic Neuromodulation For Epilepsy Treatment//) is an ambitious Research and Innovation project, funded by the [[https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en|European Commission]] within its [[https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/future-and-emerging-technologies|Future Emerging Technologies]] Horizon 2020's programme. It officially started in January 2020, with intense exchanges and kick-off initiatives by the members of its [[consortium]]: **SISSA**, **IBM Research Zurich**, **IUNET**, **Univ. of Geneva**, **Univ. of Sheffield**, and **Multichannel Systems GmBH**.
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-Have look at some excellent introductory brief videos on epilepsy, neurons, ions and electrical potentials, from the Internet.+Are you on hurry and want to learn the basics of neurobiology? Watch below some excellent introductory 2 minute videos on epilepsy, neurons, ions and electrical potentials, authored by a very good [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUgZq9PkDp1xaEivtcfJPSg|YouTuber]].
  
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 Throughout its trajectory, the IN-FET project will deliver for the first time a device that can **physiologically modulate the neuronal membrane potential**, the synaptic release probability, and glutamatergic NMDA receptors activation by altering potassium, calcium, and magnesium ionic concentrations in a controlled and spatially- confined manner. High-resolution simultaneous probing of cell activity will be performed by Si-nanowire vertical transistors, penetrating the membranes and detecting the cell electrical activity at unprecedented spatial and temporal resolutions. In conclusion, IN-FET's multidisciplinary consortium brings together state-of-the-art electrochemistry, 3-d nanofabrication, nanoelectronics, and numerical simulations, and combines neuronal biophysics to device modeling.  Throughout its trajectory, the IN-FET project will deliver for the first time a device that can **physiologically modulate the neuronal membrane potential**, the synaptic release probability, and glutamatergic NMDA receptors activation by altering potassium, calcium, and magnesium ionic concentrations in a controlled and spatially- confined manner. High-resolution simultaneous probing of cell activity will be performed by Si-nanowire vertical transistors, penetrating the membranes and detecting the cell electrical activity at unprecedented spatial and temporal resolutions. In conclusion, IN-FET's multidisciplinary consortium brings together state-of-the-art electrochemistry, 3-d nanofabrication, nanoelectronics, and numerical simulations, and combines neuronal biophysics to device modeling. 
  
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 IN-FET will thus ultimately establish the proof-of-principle for a breakthrough biocompatible neuromodulation technology, with a clear impact for future brain implants for epilepsy treatment, advancing neuroscience, biomedical microsystems engineering, and nano- neurotechnology. IN-FET will thus ultimately establish the proof-of-principle for a breakthrough biocompatible neuromodulation technology, with a clear impact for future brain implants for epilepsy treatment, advancing neuroscience, biomedical microsystems engineering, and nano- neurotechnology.
  
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