Exploring how neurons in the mammalian body interact with the artificial interface of implants can be used to learn about fundamental cell behavior and to refine medical applications. For fundamental and applied research, it is crucial to determine the conditions that encourage neurons to maintain their natural behavior during interactions with non-natural interfaces. Our previous investigations quantified the deterioration of neuronal connectivity when their dendrites deviate from their natural fractal geometry. Fractal resonance proposes that neurons will exhibit enhanced connectivity if an implant's electrode geometry is matched to the fractal geometry of the neurons. Here, we use in vitro imaging to quantify the fractal geometry of mouse retinal neurons and show that they change during interaction with the electrode. Our results demonstrate that it is crucial to understand these changes in the fractal properties of neurons for fractal resonance to be effective in the in vivo mammalian system.
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