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Hemostemix (PreCerv Inc.) Retains Chris McNorgan PhD to License NCP-01 to Neural Electrode Brain Implant Company
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - May 2, 2023) - Hemostemix Inc. (TSXV: HEM) (OTCQB: HMTXF) (FS...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Hemostemix (PreCerv Inc.) Retains Chris McNorgan PhD to License NCP-01 to Neural Electrode Brain Implant CompanyCalgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - May 2, 2023) - Hemostemix Inc. (TSXV: HEM) (OTCQB: HMTXF) (FSE: 2VF0) (\"Hemostemix\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce it has engaged Chris McNorgan, PhD, to drive a license agreement of NCP-01 with a company who is pursuing neural electrode-based brain intervention. Dr. McNorgan's research - the neural bases of cognition, including AI methods to decode and simulate neocortical representations of knowledge and motor intention - is directly relatable to neural electrode-based implantation.Dr. McNorgan directed the Computational Cognitive Neuroscience (CCN) laboratory at the University of Buffalo, where he and his research trainees combined functional MRI, deep learning, and behavioral studies to explore the neural bases of cognition. His research explores how the brain's wiring shapes how we think, primarily in the context of two domains: Multisensory Semantic Processing, which refers to how we think and understand the world with respect to the five senses; and, Reading, which is a highly-practiced skill that maps printed symbols into words that we hear in our heads. Both activities require cooperation and communication across a network of functionally specialized brain regions, and both can be impacted by damage to the brain or by developmental learning disorders that affect how brain regions communicate. \"Understanding the relationships between brain connectivity and behavior can improve our models of human cognitive processes and help better understand and treat disorders that arise when this connectivity is disrupted, or improved,\" stated Dr. McNorgan. \"NCP offers the recipient its own neuronal cells, which is a great basis to potentially and significantly improve that connectivity. For the most part, neurons do not renew themselves, gradually dying off over the lifetime, either because of disease or the normal aging process. NCP may be an important step towards developing a fountain of youth for the brain, helping it regain the ability to rewire itself,\" Dr. McNorgan said. \"NCPs are generated from the patient's own blood, and are programmed to generate neurons, astrocyte and oligodendrocyte populations in situ, as well as releasing into the host milieu neurotrophic...