Neural Engineering SMMS

By trintronn

  • The first functioning PET scan is created

    The first functioning PET scan is created
    James Robertson and his associates at Brookhaven National Laboratory built the first single-plane PET scan, nicknamed the "head-shrinker."

  • First CAT scan is used on a patient

    First CAT scan is used on a patient
    "The first clinical CT scan on a patient took place on 1st October 1971 at Atkinson Morley's Hospital, in London, England."

  • Microelectrode arrays first successfully used

    Microelectrode arrays first successfully used

  • First full body MRI scan is used

    First full body MRI scan is used
    John Mallard and his team built the first full body MRI scan, and used it on August 28, 1980.

  • first human experiment with an implantable device

    first human experiment with an implantable device

  • Cochlear implants approved by FDA

    Cochlear implants approved by FDA

  • The journal of neural engineering and rehabilitation is released

    The journal of neural engineering and rehabilitation is released
    One of the first journals dedicated specifically to neural engineering is realised. This is one of the first times that neural engineering journals

  • FDA approval on a NeuroRobotic system

    FDA approval on a NeuroRobotic system

  • Approval for use of biomaterials on human

    Approval for use of biomaterials on human

  • 'First bionic eye' retinal chip for blind

    'First bionic eye' retinal chip for blind