GoKawiilNeuropixels brain probes now being tested during human neurosurgery in London
At the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, surgeon Ahmed Toma and Francis Crick Institute scientist Mihaly Kollo tested a hair-thin Neuropixels probe in a patient undergoing shunt surgery for normal pressure hydrocephalus. The probe, capable of recording activity from hundreds of neurons simultaneously, picked up brain responses as researchers played repeated word pairs to the patient. Neuropixels have been used in animal research since 2017 but are now being trialled in human surgical settings.