Category: News
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Tom Daniel Retires from WRF
Tom Daniel, who was the interim director of the CNT/CSNE from 2011 to 2013, has retired as President and CEO of the Washington Research Foundation (WRF). Dr. Orin S. Levine has been appointed as the new WRF President and CEO.
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Theater of Thought Panel
CNT members Tim Brown, Sara Goering, Eb Fetz and Rajesh Rao will participate on a panel to discuss the mysteries of the human brain and the future of neurotechnology after a screening of Werner Herzog’s documentary, Theater of Thought. Date: November 7, 2025, 6-8 pmLocation: Allen Institute, Seattle WA
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New Neurostimulation Technology
Neurostimulation technology developed by UW CNT members Rajesh Rao, Jeffrey Ojemann, Eb Fetz, Chet Moritz and Jeffrey Herron is now being used by Panaxium Research Inc. to restore lost motor function in people who have suffered a stroke and traumatic brain injury.
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New Implant for Stroke Rehabilitation
A team of University of Washington researchers, including faculty members of the CNT, implanted a device to help people who have had a stroke. Jeffrey Ojemann, Jeffrey Herron and Andrew Ko collaborated with clinicians, neuroscientists, engineers and others to determine how neural stimulation might induce neuroplastic changes in the brain to improve arm function after…
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New NSF Grant to Amir Alimohammad
Congratulations to SDSU CNT member Amir Alimohammad who was recently awarded a three-year National Science Foundation grant titled “SHF: Small: A Ubiquitous Brain-Computer Interface for Supplementing Cognitive and Motor Functions.” This work aims to introduce a ubiquitous BCI (uBCI) framework designed to enhance cognitive and motor functions through advanced neural signal processing and an energy-efficient…
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Adrienne Fairhall Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Adrienne Fairhall, CNT faculty member and University of Washington professor of physiology and biophysics, was elected recently to the National Academy of Sciences. Adrienne and other scientists were elected in “recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.”
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Rachel Iritani wins CNT Best Student Paper Award for Neurotechnology Advancement
Rachel Iritani, a graduate student in the University of Washington Department of Bioengineering, was named the 2024 recipient of the CNT Best Student Paper Award for Neurotechnology Advancement. This award was established by Joseph and Anusha Fernando in 2020 to recognize and promote a technical paper authored by a CNT-affiliated student that makes identifiable contributions…
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FDA Market Authorization for ARC-EX
ONWARD’s ARC-EX transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation system has received US FDA market authorization. Research on the ARC-EX was advanced in the lab of CNT co-director Chet Moritz. Chet also spoke with Good Morning America about the device.
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Rajesh Rao discusses predictive brains and brain-computer interfaces
CNT co-director Rajesh Rao discusses predictive brains and brain-computer interfaces with host Paul Middlebrooks on the Brain Inspired podcast.