Medical insights
If Gordon can help scientists understand the workings of the brain, he could also provide information to help develop treatments for strokes and brain diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
'We are able to restrict the growth of some of Gordon's brain cells using certain chemicals,' says Kevin Warwick. 'Then we can simulate a stroke - where an area of the brain dies - and see if we can get his other neurons to compensate.'
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Rat and human brain cells are very similar, so Gordon makes a good model for studying human diseases.
Image: Yirui Sun/Wellcome Images |
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