The aim of this blog is to show what’s happening at the Center for Neurotechnology among its faculty, student and staff members. To learn more about the center and its work, visit our Feature Stories page.
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CNT Best Student Paper Award for Neurotechnology Advancement
This award recognizes and promotes a technical paper that has made identifiable contributions in the areas of neurotechnology or human-machine interaction. Sponsor: Fernando Family Fund (“Memory of our Moms”). Learn more about this award and its sponsors in “A gift honoring mothers and teachers assists university students who are advancing neurotechnology.” Purpose: This award recognizes…
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Young Scholars Program-REACH: A must for every high schooler’s summer
Shreyas Bulusu (Henry M. Jackson High School, Mill Creek, WA) YSP-REACH provides insight about neuroscience to high school students in a variety of ways and has benefited me immensely. The foundational knowledge I received from the program not only helped me start summer productively but also allowed me to begin to appreciate neuroscience. The introduction…
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Courtnie Paschall: Husky 100!
Former CNT student Courtnie Paschall, who is also the founder of Invirtualis, Inc., has been named to the Husky 100!
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YSP-REACH introduces neuroscience and neural engineering to high school students
For five days in mid-July 2023, high school students from around the world participated in the Center for Neurotechnology (CNT) Young Scholars Program-REACH (YSP-REACH). YSP-REACH was created to promote interest and increase knowledge about neuroscience and neural engineering in high school students. This year 19 students attended the program in-person at the CNT on the…
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Increasing Diversity in STEM: CNT Students Encourage Neurodivergent High Schoolers to Explore Neuroscience
Ben Raker and Scott Bellman Simulating the sense of touch by stimulating the brain with electrodes. Decoding signals within the brain’s network of approximately 86 billion neurons. Testing technologies to help the brain heal. Exploring new interfaces between brains and computers. Graduate and undergraduate researchers from various departments at the University of Washington (UW) discussed…