electrode

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Electrochemical techniques use electrodes placed in a chemical solution while voltage is applied to trigger specific reactions.

From Science Daily

The electrodes are connected to the device using a wire under his skin, and he can control the stimulation using a remote control, helping to reduce his symptoms.

From BBC

To find out, he and colleagues gave the mice ovalbumin—the main protein found in egg whites and a known trigger of anaphylaxis—and used electrodes and microscopy to record and measure neuron activity.

From Science Magazine

The photos he was able to find — dogs with their faces sliced open, rats butchered alive, monkeys screaming at the electrodes implanted in their abdomens — seemed like windows into hell.

From New York Times

For example, implanted electrodes could one day electrically activate the cuneate nucleus in people who have lost sensation in their limbs, potentially restoring the ability to perceive their body.

From Scientific American