Best Inventions of 2014 | Bionic Sensing Hand
Amputees are glad to get a prosthetic hand that can perform regular tasks. But it’s not the same as having feeling in your hand.
Artificial Skin That Senses, and Stretches, Like the Real Thing
Some high-tech prosthetic limbs can be controlled by their owners, using nerves, muscles, or even the brain. However, there’s no way for the wearer to tell if an object is scalding hot, or about to slip out of the appendage’s grasp. Materials that detect heat, pressure, and moisture could help change this by adding sensory…
Brain-Computer Interface Devices to Bring Us into the Future
Addressing regulators, members of industry, and other stakeholders, Jennifer French delivered a powerful message about those requiring brain–computer interface (BCI) devices to treat paralysis and other neurological conditions: “We are not patients; we are consumers, end users.” French, who is quadriplegic, spoke at a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) workshop, held Nov. 21 at…
State of the FES Center 2014, Robert F. Kirsch, PhD, Executive Director
Cleveland, OH – October 29, 2014 State of the FES Center 2014 presented by Robert F. Kirsch, PhD, Executive Director Click here to download the full presentation.
FES Center is Recognized as the Most Valuable Non-Profit in the Field of Neuromodulation Research
Cleveland, OH – October 24, 2014 The Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Center is recognized as the Most Valuable Non-Profit in the field of Neuromodulation Research. Neurotech Reports, the publisher of the Neurotech Business Report newsletter, announced the winners of the 2014 Gold Electrode Awards at the 2014 Neurotech Leaders Forum on October 20 in…
New Technology Could Help Paralyzed People Turn Thought into Action
Cathy Hutchinson demonstrates thought-relaying technology that allows her to take a sip of coffee
Neurotechnology Hits Its Stride
Chronic pain, hearing loss, sleep apnea, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, paralysis from stroke or spinal cord injury.
Paralyzed Rats Take 1,000 Steps, Orchestrated by Computer
MIT Technology Review: Hunter Peckham, the Donnell Institute Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
WKYC Channel 3 | Dr. Robert Kirsch presents Neuro-Stimulation and the FES Center
Electrical currents are being used to help control the movement of otherwise paralyzed limbs.Dr. Robert Kirsch, Executive Director of the FES (Functional Electrical Stimulation) Center joins Michael & Maureen to discuss more about this amazing technique and just how beneficial the treatment can be! Watch Presentation…
Getting Back in Touch with the World | Restoring Sensation after Limb Loss | Video Presentation
When you prick your finger, what you feel is a consequence of activity in the brain, not the finger itself. Biomedical engineers using this concept are leading an evolution in protheses that help the estimated 2 million Americans who suffer from limb loss to “feel” their missing limbs again. This emerging field of devices for…