Tag: Neural
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BME Summer Workshops @ Michigan Presents July 23-24 Event on ‘The Future of Neurotechnology’
This two-day event will include student poster presentations and an optional student hackathon on Wednesday, July 23, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. in NCRC Building 18.
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Pioneering Vision: U-M BME Researchers Focus on Retinal Prosthesis Technology
With an ultimate goal of restoring sight, their research is a collaboration that builds on Dr. Weiland’s experience with retinal prosthesis and Dr. Chestek’s work with carbon fiber neural electrodes, to create a sophisticated electronic device designed to stimulate the retina and restore usable vision for people whose photoreceptors have degenerated.
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BME Associate Professor Cindy Chestek Featured in CBS News Detroit Interview
Associate Professor discussed the pros and cons of neural implants
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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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Researchers Argue for a More Systematic Use of Mathematical Models To Study Neurotechnologies
Study calls into question rush to use brain stimulation technology to treat Parkinson’s and pain disorders.
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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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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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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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‘5-D protein fingerprinting’ could give insights into Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
Measuring their properties in blood and other body fluids could unlock valuable information,