Neural recording
The Utah array has also been used to record neural signals:
- evoked response to visual stimulation
Nordhausen, Rousche, and Normann have proposed that it might be implanted in the motor cortex area of the brain to allow control of external devices (such as wheelchairs, etc.)
Other multiple probe designs have been proposed:
- thin film multiple electrode probes: Prohaska, Olcaytug, Pfunder, and Dragaun
- planar multisite probes: Drake, Wise, Farraye, Anderson, and Be-Ment
- multisite microprobes: Blum, Carkhuff, Charles, Edwards, and Meyer
- ...
Some of these devices may remain as antiques/art works/... . But as separate devices they will disappear to such an extent that a child born in just a few years, will not recognize any of these devices when they enter college - except from visits to museums or "classic" literature or history lessons.
