Our country's research personnel are exploring the technology of brain-machine interface neural probes to treat chronic pain.

Reporters learned from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences that the research team led by researcher Zhang Qiang has made new progress in the field of brain-machine interface technology for the treatment of chronic pain. Their development of an implantable hydrogel nerve probe provides a new technological path for the intervention and management of chronic pain. This achievement was published in the international academic journal "Advanced Materials" on May 13. Zhang Qiang explained that chronic pain can cause abnormal perception and impaired motor function in patients, significantly reducing their quality of life. The rapid development of neuroregulation technology brings new hope for alleviating this problem. This type of technology, by regulating the discharge activities of spinal cord or brain neurons, can readjust the pain neural circuit and alleviate abnormal pain perception, providing a new method for the intervention and management of chronic pain.