THE NEUROPROSTHETICS AND NEUROSTIMULATION: HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT, KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROSPECTS (THE REVIEW)

  • Authors: Annikov Y.G.1, Chekhonatskiy A.A.1, Komleva N.E.2, Chekhonatskiy V.A.3, Urzaleeva I.A.1, Annikova O.V.1, Mazilov S.I.2
  • Affiliations:
    1. The Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "The V. I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University" of Minzdrav of Russia, 410012, Saratov, Russia
    2. The Saratov Medical Scientific Center of Hygiene of the Federal Budgetary Institution of Science "The Federal Scientific Center for Medical and Preventive Health Risk Management Technologies" of the Rospotrebnadzor, 410022, Saratov, Russia
    3. The Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Additional Professional Education The Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education of Minzdrav of Russia, 125993, Moscow, Russia
  • Issue: Vol 34, No 4 (2026)
  • Pages: 825-833
  • Section: Articles
  • URL: https://journal-nriph.ru/journal/article/view/2763
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.32687/0869-866X-2026-34-4-825-833
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Abstract


The purpose of the study is to systematize data from National and foreign publications on history of development, key achievements and prospects of application of neuroprosthetics and neurostimulation. The analysis was carried out concerning databases of PubMed, eLibrary, Cohrane Library, MEDLINE over 2000–2025 according keywords "neuroprosthetics", "neuroengineering", "cognitive neuroprosthesis", "brain-computer interface", "neurostimulation". The review includes 68 full-text sources.

About the authors

Yu. G. Annikov

The Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "The V. I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University" of Minzdrav of Russia, 410012, Saratov, Russia

A. A. Chekhonatskiy

The Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "The V. I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University" of Minzdrav of Russia, 410012, Saratov, Russia

N. E. Komleva

The Saratov Medical Scientific Center of Hygiene of the Federal Budgetary Institution of Science "The Federal Scientific Center for Medical and Preventive Health Risk Management Technologies" of the Rospotrebnadzor, 410022, Saratov, Russia

V. A. Chekhonatskiy

The Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Additional Professional Education The Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education of Minzdrav of Russia, 125993, Moscow, Russia

I. A. Urzaleeva

The Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "The V. I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University" of Minzdrav of Russia, 410012, Saratov, Russia

O. V. Annikova

The Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "The V. I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University" of Minzdrav of Russia, 410012, Saratov, Russia

S. I. Mazilov

The Saratov Medical Scientific Center of Hygiene of the Federal Budgetary Institution of Science "The Federal Scientific Center for Medical and Preventive Health Risk Management Technologies" of the Rospotrebnadzor, 410022, Saratov, Russia

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