May 2023 Newsletter

A CNT Monthly Newsletter

May 2023

HONORS AND AWARDS

Congratulations to Toma Itagaki and William Ojemann who both received NSF GRFP Awards. Toma with join the Department of Computer Science Department at Columbia University to start his PhD in Human Computer Interactions in the fall.
Congratulations to Greg Moore (Josh Smith Lab) who recently defended his PhD thesis titled “Enabling Electroceuticals” successfully. Greg will begin work at Cirtec Medical as a Senior IC Design Engineer soon.

UPCOMING EVENTS

UW ECE Seminar, Engineering Brain Circuits to Treat Psychiatric Disorders, Alik Widge (University of Minnesota), ECE Room 125, 10:30-11:30 am, May 2, 2023 (Seattle, WA).
Evening With Neuroscience, May 5, 2023 (Seattle, WA).
Neural Computation and Engineering Connection, May 11-12, 2023 (Seattle, WA).
IEEE SMC 13th Workshop on Brain-Machine Interface (BMI) Systems, October 1-4, 2023 (Maui, HI).
Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, October 11-14, 2023 (Seattle, WA).
The Brain Computer Interface Exhibit, April 14 – November 15, 2023 (Washington, DC).
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, November 11-15, 2023 (Washington, DC).

CNT IN THE NEWS

Eric Chudler with group of nuns sitting on steps.

In late March 2023, CNT Executive Director Eric Chudler traveled to Dharamsala in northern India to teach neuroscience to a group of Tibetan Buddhist nuns.

The CNT welcomes Neural Education as a new Innovation Partner. The Neural Education Non-profit is dedicated to bringing safety, structure, and a sense of belonging to every student and classroom by uniting the neuroscience of learning with the power of teaching. Neural Education leverages district, state, and university partnerships to connect educators with industry experts in neuroscience.

NEW CNT PUBLICATIONS

Versalovic, E., Klein, Em, Goering, S, Ngo, Q., Gliske, K., Boulicault, M., Specker Sullivan, L., Thomas, M.J. and Widge, A.S. Deep brain stimulation for substance use disorders? An exploratory qualitative study of perspectives of people currently in treatment. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 2023 Mar. DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001150.
Klein, E., Montes Daza, N., Dasgupta, I., MacDuffie, K., Schönau, A., Flynn, G., Song, D. and Goering S. Views of stakeholders at risk for dementia about deep brain stimulation for cognition. Brain Stimul. 2023 Apr 17:S1935-861X(23)01748-5. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2023.04.007.
Bryan, M.J., Jiang, L.P. and Rao, R.P.N. Neural co-processors for restoring brain function: Results from a cortical model of grasping. J Neural Eng. 2023 Apr 5. doi: 10.1088/1741-2552/accaa9.
Yun, R., Mishler, J.H., Perlmutter, S.I., Rao, R.P.N. and Fetz, E.E. Responses of cortical neurons to intracortical microstimulation in awake primates. eNeuro. 2023 Apr 10:ENEURO.0336-22.2023. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0336-22.2023.
Dadarlat, M.C., Canfield, R.A. and Orsborn, A.L. Neural plasticity in sensorimotor Brain-Machine Interfaces. Annu Rev Biomed Eng. 2023 Feb 28. doi: 10.1146/annurev-bioeng-110220-110833.