A CNT MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

OCTOBER 2020

CNT MEMBER RECEIVES NSF AWARD

Headshots of Amir Alimohammad, Steve Perlmutter and Eberhard Fetz

CNT member receives National Science Foundation award to develop a new processor architecture for brain-computer interfaces
CNT member Amir Alimohammad (left) was recently awarded a three-year, $320,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). He will collaborate with CNT members Steve Perlmutter (upper right) and Eb Fetz (lower right).

HONORS AND AWARDS

Congratulations to CNT members Chet Moritz and Polina Anikeeva for receiving a new NIH R01 award for their research project titled "Optogenetics to improve hand function after spinal cord injury."

UPCOMING EVENTS

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October 7: Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group "Exploring Frontiers: The Future of Brain Health Research"
October 13: Panel discussion. Picture a Scientist: Bringing Gender Equity in Science to the Big Screen
October 22–23: 2020 International Neuroethics Society Annual Meeting. CNT member Ishan Dasgupta will be a featured research presenter.
October 22–23: 2020 IEEE Brain Workshop on Advanced Neurotechnologies. Polina Anikeeva, CNT faculty member at MIT, will be a speaker.
October 26–30: Neuromatch 3.0
November 19: Brain-Computer Interfaces—Innovation, Security and Society at the 10th NTC Symposium of the Neurotechnology Center, Columbia University. Eberhard Fetz, CNT member at the University of Washington, will be a keynote speaker.
January 11–13, 2021: Society for Neuroscience Global Connectome: A Virtual Event

CNT IN THE NEWS

With Elon Musk's help, 'Three Little Pigs' demonstrate Neuralink's brain implant
CNT Co-Director Rajesh Rao comments in this GeekWire article about the recent Neuralink demonstration.

RET participant Adam Waltzer at his home computer

The CNT continues to expand access to neural engineering education for middle and high school students, even through COVID-19
The CNT's RET program has continued online. providing secondary school teachers with research experience and guidance developing neural engineering lesson plans.

The I's Have It: Injury, Internships, Involvement for the Win
This article on the Santa Clara University School of Engineering website describes the academic path of Julia Lieberman, a 2015 CNT Young Scholars Program participant.

UW Researcher Spotlight: Professor Josh Smith
This article on the UW CoMotion website is a Q&A with Joshua Smith, CNT faculty member at the University of Washington.

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The Social Impact of Brain Machine Interfaces: Value Sensitive Design in Neurotechnology
CNT member Tim Brown and Karen Rommelfanger wrote this recent post in the Emory Center for Ethics' Neuroethics Blog.

NEW CNT PUBLICATIONS

Tubig, P. and McCusker, D., Fostering the trustworthiness of researchers: SPECS and the role of ethical reflexivity in novel neurotechnology research. Research Ethics, August 2020
Bourbeau, D., Creasey, G., French, J., Grill, W.M., Howley, S., Krassioukov, A., Moritz, C., Santacruz, B., Thor, K., and Wheeler, T., A roadmap for advancing neurostimulation approaches for bladder and bowel function after spinal cord injury. Nature, September 2020
Weaver, K.E., Caldwell, D.J., Cronin, J.A., Kuo, C.-H., Kogan, M., Houston, B., Sanchez, V., Martinez, V., Ojemann, J.G., Rane, S. and Ko, A.L., Concurrent deep brain stimulation reduces the direct cortical stimulation necessary for motor output. Movement Disorders, September 2020
Macinnes, J.J., Adcock, R.A., Stocco, A., Prat, C.S., Rao, R. P.N., and Dickerson, K.C., Pyneal: Open Source Real-time fMRI Software, Frontiers in Neuroscience, September 2020