<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/2026-08-21/faculty-research/using-cutting-edge-technology-understand-neurological-disorders.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>06/18/2021</pubDate><title>Using Cutting-Edge Technology to Understand Neurological Disorders</title><excerpt>A new high-tech tool is helping Westmont researchers understand human neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease. Yi-Fan Lu, assistant professor of biology, has used the new microelectrode array to detect and record the response of neurons to genetic mutation or toxins.</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
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