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Published the 2026 lamprey brain atlas
Scientists have built the first three-dimensional, single-cell map of an entire lamprey brain. The atlas sorts the brain into 14 regions and 209 cell clusters, giving researchers a reference for how the earliest vertebrate brains were wired.
Updated Jun 18
Commercializing PRIMA retinal implant system
Stanford researchers implanted a chip smaller than a Tic Tac under the retinas of 38 blind patients. A year later, 27 could read again, including some who read entire books. The PRIMA device, published October 20, 2025 in the New England Journal of Medicine, is the first prosthetic to restore functional vision to people with macular degeneration—the leading cause of irreversible blindness.
Updated May 19
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