A neural implant is provided for electrical stimulation and recording of brain or nervous system tissue. The neural implant is of cellular scale and could be used as a natural integration in neural tissue that enables the development of scalable brain machine interfaces that stably interface with the same neural populations over a life-time period. A biomimetic a multi-channel neural implant is provided sharing similar dimensions, dynamics, and spatial distribution as that of natural axon bundles in the brain. A simple approach of delivery compatible with commercially available electrophysiology rigs enabled minimal surgical perturbation of existing neural architectures. This invention represents a step forward in developing the next generation of seamless brain-machine interface to study and modulate the activities of specific sub-populations of neurons, and to develop therapies for a plethora of neurological diseases.
LOW-INVASIVENESS FLEXIBLE NEURAL MESH IMPLANTED THROUGH TEMPORARILY ATTACHMENT TO LOW-PROFILE MICROWIRE