Closed-loop stimulation of temporal cortex rescues functional networks and improves memory

Closed-loop stimulation of temporal cortex rescues functional networks and improves memory Youssef Ezzyat, Paul A. Wanda, Deborah F. Levy, Allison Kadel, Ada Aka, Isaac Pedisich, Michael R. Sperling, Ashwini D. Sharan, Bradley C. Lega, Alexis Burks, Robert E. Gross, Cory S. Inman, Barbara C.…

February 6, 2018

Restoration of motor control and proprioceptive and cutaneous sensation in humans with prior upper-limb amputation via multiple Utah Slanted Electrode Arrays (USEAs) implanted in residual peripheral arm nerves

Restoration of motor control and proprioceptive and cutaneous sensation in humans with prior upper-limb amputation via multiple Utah Slanted Electrode Arrays (USEAs) implanted in residual peripheral arm nerves Suzanne Wendelken, David M. Page, Tyler Davis, Heather A. C. Wark, David T. Kluger,…

November 25, 2017

Direct Brain Stimulation Modulates Encoding States and Memory Performance in Humans

Direct Brain Stimulation Modulates Encoding States and Memory Performance in Humans Youssef Ezzyat, James E. Kragel, John F. Burke, Deborah F. Levy, Anastasia Lyalenko, Paul Wanda, Logan O’Sullivan, Katherine B. Hurley, Stanislav Busygin, Isaac Pedisich, Michael R. Sperling, Gregory A. Worrell,…

April 20, 2017

Restoration of reaching and grasping movements through brain-controlled muscle stimulation in a person with tetraplegia: a proof-of-concept demonstration

Restoration of reaching and grasping movements through brain-controlled muscle stimulation in a person with tetraplegia: a proof-of-concept demonstration Dr A Bolu Ajiboye, PhD†, Francis R Willett, BS†, Daniel R Young, BS, William D Memberg, MS, Brian A Murphy, PhD, Jonathan P Miller, MD, Benjamin…

March 28, 2017

Intracortical microstimulation of human somatosensory cortex

Intracortical microstimulation of human somatosensory cortex Sharlene N. Flesher, Jennifer L. Collinger, Stephen T. Foldes, Jeffrey M. Weiss, John E. Downey, Elizabeth C. Tyler-Kabara, Sliman J. Bensmaia, Andrew B. Schwartz, Michael L. Boninger, and Robert A. Gaunt* Science Translational Medicine…

October 19, 2016

Single-trial dynamics of motor cortex and their applications to brain-machine interfaces

Single-trial dynamics of motor cortex and their applications to brain-machine interfaces Jonathan C. Kao, Paul Nuyujukian, Stephen I. Ryu, Mark M. Churchland, John P. Cunningham & Krishna V. Shenoy Nature Communications  2015  6:7759 © The Author(s). 2015 Published: 29 July 2015 Abstract…

July 29, 2015

Rapid Encoding of New Memories by Individual Neurons in the Human Brain

Rapid Encoding of New Memories by Individual Neurons in the Human Brain Matias J. Ison, Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, Itzhak Fried Neuron  2015  87:220-230 © The Author(s). 2015 Published: 01 July 2015 Highlights • Contextual associations were used to model the formation of new memories • Human single…

July 1, 2015

Decoding motor imagery from the posterior parietal cortex of a tetraplegic human

Decoding motor imagery from the posterior parietal cortex of a tetraplegic human Tyson Aflalo, Spencer Kellis, Christian Klaes, Brian Lee, Ying Shi, Kelsie Pejsa, Kathleen Shanfield, Stephanie Hayes-Jackson, Mindy Aisen, Christi Heck, Charles Liu, Richard A. Andersen Science  2015  348:906-910 ©…

May 22, 2015

Ten-dimensional anthropomorphic arm control in a human brain−machine interface: difficulties, solutions, and limitations

Ten-dimensional anthropomorphic arm control in a human brain−machine interface: difficulties, solutions, and limitations B Wodlinger, J E Downey, E C Tyler-Kabara, A B Schwartz, M L Boninger and J L Collinger Journal of Neural Engineering  2014  Vol. 12 © The Author(s). 2014 Published: 16 December…

December 16, 2014

Wireless Neurosensor for Full-Spectrum Electrophysiology Recordings during Free Behavior

Wireless Neurosensor for Full-Spectrum Electrophysiology Recordings during Free Behavior Ming Yin, David A. Borton, Jacob Komar, Naubahar Agha, Yao Lu, Hao Li, Jean Laurens, Yiran Lang, Qin Li, Christopher Bull, Lawrence Larson, David Rosler, Erwan Bezard, Grégoire Courtine, Arto V. Nurmikko…

December 4, 2014

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Alicia Colvin
Alicia Colvin
Blackrock Innovations Project Manager
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Dave Kluger
Dave Kluger
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David started working as a Support Engineer in the beginning of 2019 after receiving his
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Greg Palis, BSc
Greg Palis, BSc
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Jeff Tsang
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Kian Torab, MSc
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Kian finished his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Davis, in biomedical engineering. He
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Kristen McIntosh, BS
Kristen McIntosh, BS
Operations Manager: Manufacturing
Kristen completed her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Utah where she
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Likhith Chitneni
Likhith Chitneni
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Marcus Gerhardt
Marcus Gerhardt
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Marcus is CEO of Blackrock Microsystems and Board Director of Neuromed. Marcus has an MPhil
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Moritz Leber, PhD
Moritz Leber, PhD
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Professor Florian Solzbacher
Professor Florian Solzbacher
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Rajmohan Bhandari, PhD
Rajmohan Bhandari, PhD
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Sherman Wiebe, PhD, MBA
Sherman Wiebe, PhD, MBA
Senior Technical Advisor Blackrock Microsystems Europe
Sherman has over 17 years of experience in the neuroscience research field. He earned degrees
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Shuai Wang, PhD
Shuai Wang, PhD
Senior Technical Sales Consultant
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Stephen Hou
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Stephen received his B.S. in biomedical engineering at the Johns Hopkins University, then went on
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