Hands-on improvements
Amputees use new, naturalistic sensory device at home for daily tasks, gain greater sense of personal well-being and connection to loved ones
A Tool for Pain Relief
Acute and chronic pain affect at least 100 million U.S. adults and cost the nation up to $630 billion in medical treatment and lost productivity annually.
First Place, 2018 International Annual BCI-Research Award
The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Bolu Ajiboye, PhD and Robert Kirsch, PhD on receiving first place for the 2018 International Annual Brain Computer Interface (BCI) Research Award, for their project entitled “Restoring Functional Reach-to-Grasp in a Person with Chronic Tetraplegia using Implanted Functional Electrical Stimulation and Intracortical Brain-Computer Interfaces.” The Brain Computer Interface Award is…
Shining a light on the nervous system to thwart disease
Researchers receive $9M NIH grant to develop infrared technology for understanding, managing the peripheral nervous system’s role in many illnesses Read full story >>
“The Performance Cortex: How Neuroscience Is Redefining Athletic Genius” by Zach Schonbrun
BrainGate2 research by Bolu Ajiboye, PhD and Robert Kirsch, PhD is prominently featured in chapter nine of the recently published book, The Performance Cortex: How Neuroscience Is Redefining Athletic Genius by Zach Schonbrun. Whether it is timing a 95 mph fastball or reaching for a coffee mug, movement requires a complex suite of computations that many take…
Case Western Reserve University to showcase research projects on April 20
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Posters, videos, prototypes, demonstrations and interactive exhibits created by hundreds of students will be on display Friday at Case Western Reserve University. Read full story >>
Prosthetic hands get smart — and a sense of touch
Prostheses are morphing into mind-controlled extensions of the human body that let their wearers feel what they’re touching. Read full story >>
Carbon yarn taps nerves for electroceutical treatments and diagnostics
Yarn weaved from carbon nanotubes monitors brain control of organ functions in rats, paves way for disease diagnosis and treatment at single nerve level Read full story >>
BENCH TO BEDSIDE
[From left: Anthony DiMarco, MD, and Krzysztof Kowalski, PhD explain the system to a veteran research subject.] Researchers Restore Complete Respiratory Muscle Function in Subjects with SCI Anthony DiMarco, MD, Principal Investigator, and Krzysztof Kowalski, PhD, Co-Investigator, are among a team of researchers at the Cleveland FES Center that is combining two systems to offer…
The mind-reading devices that can free paralysed muscles
Technologies that restore movement and the sense of touch are helping people to overcome the physical effects of stroke and spinal-cord injury. Read full story…