Use of electrically conductive materials for electrophysiology

A method of improving electrical conduction across an impaired region of a tissue, said method comprising:

• applying at least one electrically conductive wiring comprising two ends across the impaired region of the tissue,
• wherein the electrically conductive wiring has a diameter ranging from about 5 μm to about 500 μm,
• wherein the applying comprises associating the two ends of the electrically conductive wiring with non-impaired regions of the tissue near the impaired region of the tissue,
• wherein at least one of the non-impaired regions of the tissue generates an electrical signal,
• measuring, through the electrically conductive wiring, the electrical signal generated from the at least one of the non-impaired regions of the tissue,
• wherein the electrically conductive wiring transmits the electrical signal from one non-impaired region of the tissue to another non-impaired region of the tissue by bypassing the impaired region of the tissue, and
• wherein the electrical signal transmits an action potential from the one non-impaired region of the tissue to the another non-impaired region of the tissue.