Optimizing electrode placement using a multiscale model of the hippocampus

The hippocampus is associated with consolidating short-term memory into long-term memory. Therefore, damage to the hippocampus can result in neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's, dementia, and other diseases that affect memory. One way of helping patients affected by these conditions is to create a neural prosthesis that replicates the function of the damaged section of the hippocampus. This prosthetic device is built by a) creating an...