This is a listing of the Center for Neurotechnology's current research projects. Click on a research focus below to see a list of projects in that topic area.
Projects
Experimental Neuroscience
Learning to see again: biological constraints on cortical plasticity and the implications for sight restoration technologies (funded by the NIH)
Bidirectional interface for bridging damaged cortical areas in humans
Inducing corticostriatal plasticity and measuring dopamine in non-human primates
Transcutaneous spinal stimulation to induce plasticity and improve hand and arm function after cervical spinal cord injury
Co-adaptive techniques for closed loop stimulation in humans with ongoing circuit dynamics
Computational Neuroscience
Protocols and predictive modeling for optimizing cortical plasticity
Quantifying large-scale cortical dynamics and plasticity during task learning
A dynamical systems approach to understanding cortical microcircuits, adaptation and plasticity induction
Communication and Interface
Neurotransmitter response to epidural spinal cord stimulation via directional glassy-carbon neural interfaces
Wireless neurochip for neuromorphic plasticity induction
Multi-function electrodes for inducing and quantifying spinal cord plasticity
Neuroethics
End-user values related to neural device for inducing plasticity