Tag: Cynthia Chestek
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Individual finger control for advanced prostheses demonstrated in primates
University of Michigan researchers used a computer-generated hand to mirror the motions of the monkeys as they reached for the animated dots—providing data that the team used to train their algorithm for interpreting brain signals.
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Carbon fiber brain-implant electrodes show promise in animal study
Material and size designed to give electrodes a chance to operate in the body for years.
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Brain interface pioneers find meaningful signal in the grey matter noise
Drastically reducing the power and computation needed to identify our intentions, researchers open up a future of advanced therapies and machines enabled by our thoughts.
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‘It’s like you have a hand again’
The approach involves tiny muscle grafts and machine learning algorithms borrowed from the brain-machine interface field.
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Making connections: Designing a new neural interface module
Restoring arm and hand function has been identified as a top priority among individuals with quadriplegia, and functional electrical stimulation (FES) may offer hope to some patients,
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Fifty years of Biomedical Engineering and Collaboration
Fifty years of Biomedical Engineering and Collaboration
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Empowering Neural Engineering
A group of innovative, accomplished faculty is driving the field forward, working side-by-side with clinicians in the U-M Medical School to focus on translational applications to improve the lives of patients.
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New funding for high-fidelity nerve mapping research
NIH’s SPARC program seeks to research and develop how nerves interact with organs in order to develop treatments and therapies for diseases, including hypertension, heart failure, diabetes, and gastrointestinal disorders.
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$7.75M for mapping circuits in the brain
A new NSF Tech Hub will put tools to rapidly advance our understanding of the brain into the hands of neuroscientists.
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A ‘Communication Breakdown’ During General Anesthesia
What happens to the brain during general anesthesia?