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IEEE Advances Responsible Neurotechnology Standard

As consumer brainwave-reading devices such as smart headbands and headphones grow in popularity, concerns about safety, privacy, and long-term neurological effects are increasing. Because these products are not regulated as medical devices, oversight gaps may exist. To address these challenges, the IEEE Brain technical community—sponsored by the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT)—is developing IEEE P7700: Recommended Practice ...
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IEEE Brain Joins the American Brain Coalition

IEEE Brain is pleased to announce its acceptance as a nonprofit member of the American Brain Coalition (ABC), a prestigious alliance of over 150 organizations dedicated to advancing brain research, advocacy, and improving treatments for individuals affected by brain conditions. The ABC Board has enthusiastically welcomed IEEE Brain into its network, reinforcing a shared commitment to fostering innovation and collaboration …

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Call for Papers: IEEE Brain Special Issue

In a unique interdisciplinary collaboration with the IEEE’s Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) and IEEE Brain, J-FLEX is joining forces to explore both the technology of the Internet-of-Medical-Things (IoMT) solutions and medical wearables/implantables.  

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IEEE Brain Workshop on AI for Neurotechnology

The IEEE Brain Workshop on AI for Neurotechnology was held on June 30, 2024, at the Pacifico Yokohama Conference Center in Japan. This event was part of the World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI 2024) and was conducted in association with the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN). The workshop focused on the application of artificial intelligence to neurotechnology, …

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IEEE Brain Annual Flagship Workshop a Success

IEEE Brain once again hosted the IEEE Brain Discovery and Neurotechnology Workshop as a satellite event to the 2024 Society of Neuroscience Workshop (SfN). Approximately 180 attended the two-day event, which was held at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), October 3-4, 2024 (Figure 1). Groundbreaking solutions with the potential to improve quality of life and address neural disorders require …

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The Fourth Symposium on Neurotechnology: Bridging Engineering Medicine for Clinical Applications

In the fast-evolving landscape of medical science and technology, the intersection of neuroscience, engineering, and clinical medicine has given rise to unprecedented opportunities for understanding and treating neurological diseases. From August 6 to 8, 2023, the West China Hospital of Sichuan University, in collaboration with the National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases and the State Key Laboratory of Mechanical …

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Geometric Deep Learning-Based Classifiers for Motor Imagery Classification using Electroencephalograms

Ce Ju and Cuntai Guan School of Computer Science and Engineering at Nanyang Technological University Since changes in sensorimotor rhythms (SMR) occurring within the sensorimotor areas of the brain during motor imagery (MI) can effectively function as control signals for electroencephalography (EEG)-based brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), MI-EEG classification has been a primary area of research in BCIs [1, 2]. During the …

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Restoring naturalistic speech communication using multimodal speech neuroprosthetics

Speech communication accounts for a significant amount of the social interactions in daily life. Neurological conditions like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, stroke, brain tumor and traumatic brain injury can lead to the paralysis or impairment of the vocal structures responsible for speech production. For these patients, restoring speech functioning is one of the crucial components for their rehabilitation.