Chang Eric H
Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA.
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 500 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, 11549, USA.
Bioelectron Med. 2021 Feb 23;7(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s42234-021-00063-x.
The desire to harness electricity for improving human health dates back at least two millennia. As electrical signals form the basis of communication within our nervous system, the ability to monitor, control, and precisely deliver electricity within our bodies holds great promise for treating disease. The nascent field of bioelectronic medicine capitalizes on this approach to improve human health, however, challenges remain in relating electrical nerve activity to physiological function. To overcome these challenges, we need more long-term studies on neural circuits where the nerve activity and physiological output is well-established. In this Letter, I highlight a recent study that takes just such an approach.
利用电能改善人类健康的愿望至少可以追溯到两千年前。由于电信号构成了我们神经系统内通信的基础，在我们体内监测、控制和精确输送电能的能力对于治疗疾病具有巨大的潜力。生物电子医学这一新兴领域利用这种方法来改善人类健康，然而，将神经电活动与生理功能联系起来仍存在挑战。为了克服这些挑战，我们需要对神经回路进行更多的长期研究，在这些研究中，神经活动和生理输出已经得到充分确立。在这封信中，我重点介绍了一项采用这种方法的最新研究。
