Watch Michel Maharbiz’ keynote, “Recent Advances in the Neural Dust Platform” from the November 2018 IEEE Brain Workshop on Advanced Neurotechnologies in San Diego!
News
- New in IEEE Brain Talks: Q&A with Dr. Joseph J. Fins, Neuroethics Perspectives from a Doctor
- New in Podcasts: Q&A with Dr. Jennifer Gelinas, Institute for Genomic Medicine
- Latest IEEE Brain Newsletter: Available Now
- Submission Open: International BCI Award with cash awards to top winners
- Stay Tuned: More to come from Neurotechnologies for BMI Industry Connections
- Upcoming Webinar – 20 February: Data-Driven Modeling of Brain Circuits Based on a Systematic Experimental Platform
Upcoming Events
- 12-13 February 2019 • Bethesda, MD, USA
SCI 2020: Launching a Decade for Disruption in Spinal Cord Injury Research - 19-23 March 2019 • San Francisco, CA, USA
9th IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering - 11-13 April 2019 • Washington D.C., USA
2019 BRAIN Initiative PI Meeting - 9-13 June 2019 • Cancun, Mexico
IGS2019 – Your Brain on Art - 16-21 June 2019 • Andover, NH, USA
Gordon Research Conference on Bioelectronics - 1-2 September 2019 • Warsaw, Poland
Neuro Informatics 2019
Columbia Engineers Translate Brain Signals Directly into Speech
29 January 2019
Advance marks critical step toward brain-computer interfaces that hold immense promise for those with limited or no ability to speak.
In a scientific first, Columbia neuroengineers have created a system that translates thought into intelligible, recognizable speech. By monitoring someone’s brain activity, the technology can reconstruct the words a person hears with unprecedented clarity.
The Magic Touch: Bringing Sensory Feedback to Brain-Controlled Prosthetics
21 January 2019, by Chris Lo
Credit: Pitt/UPMC
Researchers at the University of Chicago are leading a project to introduce the sense of touch to the latest brain-controlled prosthetic arms. Adding sensory feedback to already-complex neuroprosthetics is a towering task, but offers the chance to radically transform the lives of amputees and people living with paralysis.
For centuries prosthetics have been limited to basic attachments replacing missing limbs or extremities, but in the last 20 years, artificial limbs have moved forward at an electric pace.
Funding Opportunities
Here we highlight funding opportunities that have been brought to our attention to share with the community.
NIH
- First due date 8/1/18, BRAIN Initiative: Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity
- BRAIN Initiative: New Technologies and Novel Approaches for Large-Scale Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System
- BRAIN Initiative: Next-Generation Invasive Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System
- BRAIN Initiative: Development of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in Human and Non-Human Primate Brain (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
NSF
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