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The Center for Neurotechnology (CNT) and its members in the news:
SDSU CNT Deputy Director Sam Kassegne and co-workers have created a nanomaterial that will measure both electrical and chemical brain activity.
Eran Klein comments about the neuroethical issues related to recent research that uses an implanted device that reads signals from the brain.
UW CNT faculty member Jeff Ojemann has been appointed as Chief Medical Officer of Seattle Children's Hospital.
CNT co-director Rajesh Rao talks to the New York Times about a "new theory of the brain."
Joshua Smith and Howard Chizeck are among the featured faculty explaining what makes a research paper to be highly cited.
CNT co-Director Rajesh Rao and UW CNT lab director Josh Smith answer the question, "Will It Be Possible to Upload Information to My Brain?"
Sara Goering, co-leader of the CNT's neuroethics research thrust, advocates for people's "neurorights" in this Gizmodo article.
Eran Klein, co-leader of the CNT's neuroethics research thrust, comments in this U.S. News & World Report article on ethical issues brought up by development of advanced robotics.
Sara Goering, co-leader of the CNT neuroethics research thrust, comments on the ethical implications of implanted brain-computer interfaces in this Inverse article.
CNT member Polina Anikeeva comments on potential impacts from commercial applications of neurotechnology in this Washington Post article.
This article in WIRED magazine describe new research by CNT member Dr. Fatma Inanici in the lab of CNT Co-Director Chet Moritz. The research team developed a new, therapeutic technique using noninvasive, electrical stimulation that can restore hand and arm function to people with cervical spinal cord injury.
CNT Co-Director Chet Moritz and CNT neuroethics research lead Sara Goering were interviewed on KUOW public radio, discussing ethical concerns surrounding neurotechnology. They explored topics such as how neural implants could impact an individual's sense of identity, agency and autonomy.
Researchers in CNT member Ann Graybiel's lab at MIT are uncovering new clues about Parkinson's disease. The research team has developed a tool that simultaneously records electrical and chemical brain signals, revealing an unexpectedly complex relationship between the two.
CNT Co-Director Rajesh Rao is quoted extensively in this GeekWire article about the release of Neuralink's latest brain implant.
CNT affiliate faculty member Tamara Bonaci is quoted about neural security for brain-computer interfaces in this ZDNet article.
Neuroethics research by CNT member Sara Goering is described in this Psychology Today article.
CNT Co-Director Chet Moritz is quoted in this New York Times article about the potential of neurotechnology to treat spinal cord injury.
In March 2020, CNT member Polina Anikeeva became a MacVicar Faculty Fellow, the highest honor in undergraduate teaching at MIT.
Research co-authored by CNT Co-Director Rajesh Rao is described in Futurity News. Rao’s new study uses a method with roots in #AI and robotics to uncover the process for how people make decisions in groups.
CNT Co-Director Rajesh Rao is the senior author of a new paper in Science Advances that uncovers the process of how our mind operates when it makes choices in large group settings, such as online forums or social media.
New, glassy carbon electrodes developed by CNT researchers at San Diego State University (SDSU) are safe for MRI scans and will last longer than metal when embedded in the brain of patients with Parkinson's disease, tremors and dystonia.
Direct brain-to-brain communication research by CNT Co-Director, Rajesh Rao, CNT member, Andrea Stocco, and their team at the University of Washington is explained in this article.
Research (BrainNet) by CNT Co-Director, Rajesh Rao, and his colleagues at the University of Washington is explored and compared to other direct brain-to-brain communication studies in this Scientific American article.
CNT member, Eric Shea-Brown, is quoted in Quanta Magazine in regard to a discovery of a mathematical relationship in the brain's representation of sensory information, which has possible applications for artificial intelligence research.
CNT member, Mehrdad Jazayeri, is senior author of a new study that uses design principles from robotics to help decipher elements controlling mental processes in the brain.
ZDNet describes seven ways brain-computer interfaces are already changing the world. CNT Co-Director, Rajesh Rao, is quoted about BrainNet, neurotechnology enabling people to send and receive information via the internet using only their minds.
CNT members in Howard Chizeck's lab at the University of Washington are featured in this piece focused on closed-loop deep brain stimulation research.
CNT research at Howard Chizeck's lab at the University of Washington focused on upgrading deep brain stimulation devices used to treat Parkinson's disease and essential tremor is featured on the Nextgov website.
CNT member, Howard Chizeck, was interviewed in Robotics Business Review about teleoperation in robotics and haptic feedback.
CNT member, Tim Brown, is quoted in this Axios article focused on brain-computer interface privacy and neural security concerns.
CNT researchers in Howard Chizeck's lab at the University of Washington are featured in this NSF Science Nation video, narrarated by Miles O' Brien. The CNT, in partnership with its industry affiliate, Medtronic, is developing brain-controlled deep brain stimulators, which can be used to better treat Parkinson's disease and essential tremor.
CNT Co-Director Rajesh Rao is quoted in regard to what media outlets may have missed in Elon Musk's recent Neuralink announcement.
CNT member Frederic Gilbert is quoted extensively in this Nature article about ethical issues surrounding brain-computer interfaces.
CNT member Adrienne Fairhall is quoted in this article about an ambitious project, simulating the human brain in a computer.
CNT member research is cited in this article about Elon Musk's desire to connect brains directly to machines.
CNT Co-Director Chet Moritz is quoted in Nature about studies exploring electrical stimulation of spinal cord neurons as treatment for spinal cord injury.
Brain-to-brain communication research by CNT Co-Director Rajesh Rao is featured on the website of NPR's local radio affiliate, KUOW.
NPR's Elise Hu explores brain-to-brain communication research by CNT Co-Director Rajesh Rao and his team at the University of Washington. She discussed Rao's work at the CNT on NPR's Morning Edition and in her syndicated series, "Future You."
Sensory feedback research conducted by David Caldwell and other CNT members at the University of Washington is featured in KNKX's Sound Effect, a podcast and Seattle-area radio show.
CNT Director of Industry Relations and Innovation, Scott Ransom, was interviewed on KING 5’s daily talk show, New Day Northwest, along with University of Washington bioengineering major, Rachael Tessem. They spoke with host, Margaret Larson, about PanicAway, an iPhone/iWatch app created in the 2019 UW Neural Engineering Tech Studio.
CNT member, Richard Andersen, wrote the cover story for the April 2019 issue of Scientific American. In “Machines That Translate Wants Into Actions” Andersen provides an overview of research focused on brain areas that formulate a person’s intention to move.
The CNT created, instructs and facilitates the UW Neural Engineering Tech Studio, which is featured in this GeekWire article. The piece focuses on a prototype students developed in the class that is designed to help alleviate symptoms of panic attacks.
Salon.com likens brain to brain communication research by CNT Co-Director, Rajesh Rao, and CNT member, Andrea Stocco, to a real world attempt at telepathy.
The Guardian summarizes a new book by CNT Executive and Education Director, Eric Chudler, and former CNT University Education Manager, Lise Johnson.
A photo gallery of the 2019 Brain Awareness Week Open House at the University of Washington. This event is organized and facilitated by CNT Executive and Education Director, Eric Chudler.
CNT Co-Director, Chet Moritz, describes his latest research findings, which are showing that long-term functional gains in upper body function is possible for people with spinal cord injury through a unique combination of low-risk, non-invasive electrical spinal stimulation and intensive physical therapy.
This article describes research by CNT Co-Director, Rajesh Rao, and CNT member, Andrea Stocco, and notes that the work is intended to help in collaborative problem solving using a “social network” of connected brains.
CNT member, Emily Fox, is quoted in this article in reference to her University of Washington course, which explains how artificial intelligence works in-depth to non-computer science majors.
Singularity Hub describes how BrainNet, a brain-to-brain communication network created by CNT Co-Director, Rajesh Rao, and CNT member, Andrea Stocco, enabled three people to directly transmit thoughts.
Brain-to-brain communication research by CNT Co-Director, Rajesh Rao, and CNT member, Andrea Stocco is covered in this article.
New Scientist describes research by CNT Co-Director, Rajesh Rao, and CNT member, Andrea Stocco, and notes it is a step forward in noninvasive brain-to-brain communication.
Inverse focuses on how telepathy may not be as impossible as we once thought, featuring brain-to-brain communication research by CNT Co-Director, Rajesh Rao, and CNT member, Andrea Stocco.
Newsweek features brain-to-brain communication research by CNT Co-Director, Rajesh Rao, and CNT member, Andrea Stocco, as connecting three people’s minds so they can communicate using brainwaves alone.
A brain-to-brain communication research study by CNT Co-Director, Rajesh Rao, and CNT member, Andrea Stocco, is covered in the emerging tech section of Digital Trends.
Rolling Stone features research by CNT Co-Director, Rajesh Rao, and CNT member, Andrea Stocco, in their article, “The Next Social Networks Could Be Brain-to-Brain.”
MIT Technology Review describes research by CNT Co-Director, Rajesh Rao, and CNT member, Andrea Stocco, as creating a “social network” of brains.
This article describes the impact CNT research is having on the life of Fred Foy, a person with essential tremor. The piece also highlights work by the CNT startup, Embotic.
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