Ajiboye, A. Bolu, Ph.D.

Research Statement

My main research interest is in the development and control of brain-computer-interface (BCI) technologies for restoring function to individuals who have experienced severely debilitating injuries to the nervous system, such as spinal cord injury and stroke.  Currently, I am interested in understanding at a systems level the relationships between the firing patterns of multi-neuronal networks and the kinetic (muscle activity and force) and kinematic (limb position and velocity) outputs of these neural systems in the control of upper-limb movements.  My research activities include recording and analysis of single- and multi-unit intra-cortical neuronal spiking signals, as well as local field potential (LFP) cortical signals during both open-loop and closed-loop control experiments in awake and interactive human subjects.  The end goal of my research is to develop BCI systems that allow for more natural interactions with one’s surrounding environment, and more natural control of assistive technologies, such as artificial limbs and functional electrical stimulation (FES) based systems.

Professional Affiliations

• Investigator, Cleveland FES Center
• Biomedical Engineer, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Publications (Select)

• Ajiboye AB, Weir RF: Muscle synergies as a predictive framework for the EMG patterns of new hand postures. J Neural Eng. 2009 Jun;6(3):036004.Epub 2009 May 12. PMID: 19436081
• Ajiboye AB, Weir RF: A heuristic fuzzy logic approach to EMG pattern recognition for multifunctional prosthesis control. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2005 Sep;13(3)280-91. PMID: 16200752

Research Programs

• Cortical Control of an FES System for Individuals with High Tetraplegia - Department of Veterans Affairs - Rehabilitation Research and Development Service

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