Neural Engineering
This cluster focuses on the development of methods to probe the nervous system and to generate novel neural interfaces.
Through a combination of expertise from biomedical engineering, computer science, electrical engineering and neuroscience, this cluster aims at understanding the nervous system. The ongoing research within the neural engineering cluster spans the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system using computational as well as in-vivo models in pre-clinical and clinical settings. Research topics include electrode and prosthesis development, big data analysis of EEG, neuromodulation approaches.
Recent Publications![Overview of Brain Machine Interface research happening at BI](https://biointerfaces.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/neuralengineering.jpg)
Overview of Brain Machine Interface research happening at BI
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- October 13, 2020 / Award
Chestek Receives Frankel Innovation Initiative Award
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- August 4, 2022 / Award
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- August 1, 2022 / Press Release
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BI welcomes Carl Gordon and Natasha Shervani of OrbiMed as new members of its External Advisory Board.
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PhD Defense – Samuel Nason-Tomaszewski
Title: Restoring Fine Finger Control to Paralyzed Hands Using a Low-Power Brain-Controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation Neuroprosthesis
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- October 1, 2021 / Article
Individual finger control for advanced prostheses demonstrated in primates
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- July 20, 2021 / Article
Newly developed implantable carbon fiber electrode developed by Chestek and Bruns labs
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- July 9, 2021 @ 9:00 am
PhD Defense – Hans Zander
Title: Computational Modeling of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Inspiratory Muscle Activation and Chronic Pain Management
Chair: Scott Lempka
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- May 17, 2021 / Award
2021 BI Innovator Awardees
Congratulations to the 2021 BI Innovator Award Recipients. BI Innovator awards recognize members of the BI research community who are active participants in the research, innovation and translational ecosystem at BI and making a difference in our community.
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![Scott Lempka](https://biointerfaces.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Scott-Lempka-1920x1280.jpg)
- November 5, 2020 / Article
Scott Lempka discusses mathematical models to study neurotechnologies
Scott Lempka discusses mathematical models to study neurotechnologies
![running a blood sample through a](https://biointerfaces.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/che_nagrath_labyrinthchip_jx005_36923349795_o-1920x1280.jpg)
- October 30, 2020 / Article
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![Blocks being stacked my mechanical arm](https://biointerfaces.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/49618356526_e18c3c20da_o-1920x1280.jpg)
- October 13, 2020 / Award
Chestek Receives Frankel Innovation Initiative Award
Cynthia Chestek and collaborator Paul Cederna received funding from the inaugural round of the Frankel Innovation Initiative for their project on Peripheral Nerve Interfaces for Prosthetic Hand Control.
![A water droplet bounces off a hydrophobic coating](https://biointerfaces.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/mse_tutejasuperhydrophobiccoating_jx004_33551607062_o-1920x1280.jpg)
- September 30, 2020 / Article
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![Water-repellent coating developed by Tuteja](https://biointerfaces.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Water-repellent.jpg)
- July 31, 2020 / Article
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![William Stacey](https://biointerfaces.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/William-Stacey-1920x1280.jpg)
- July 23, 2020 / Article
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William (Bill) Stacey is part of the team proposing new approaches to study seizures and understand epilepsy.
![Hand drawn brain](https://biointerfaces.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Brain-2-1920x1280.jpeg)
- April 6, 2023 @ 9:00 am
NETP Seminar: Dr. Nanthia Suthana
Join NETP to hear from Dr. Nanthia Suthana as she discusses Novel neurotechnologies for studying the human brain in the real world.
![A presentation being given to a room full of people](https://biointerfaces.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220423_095153-1920x1280.jpg)
- August 12, 2022 / Press Release
Neuroregeneration and Cognition Challenge Seed Fund Awards
We are pleased to announce the funding selections for the MNI-BI 2022 Neuroregeneration and Cognition Challenge seed fund competition.
![Default Featured Image](https://biointerfaces.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/default-featured-image-02-1920x1280.jpg)
- August 4, 2022 / Award
2022 BI Innovator Awards
Congratulations to the 2022 BI Innovator Award Recipients. BI Innovator awards recognize members of the BI research community who are active participants in the research, innovation and translational ecosystem at BI and making a difference in our community.
![NCRC Building](https://biointerfaces.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/NCRC-Michigan-Engineering-Flickr-7550679828_c3224460cc_o-1920x1280.jpg)
- August 1, 2022 / Press Release
New members join BI’s External Advisory Board
BI welcomes Carl Gordon and Natasha Shervani of OrbiMed as new members of its External Advisory Board.
![Default Featured Image](https://biointerfaces.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/default-featured-image-02-1920x1280.jpg)
- February 14, 2022 @ 9:30 am
PhD Defense – Samuel Nason-Tomaszewski
Title: Restoring Fine Finger Control to Paralyzed Hands Using a Low-Power Brain-Controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation Neuroprosthesis
Chair: Cynthia Chestek
![Default Featured Image](https://biointerfaces.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/default-featured-image-02-1920x1280.jpg)
- November 9, 2021 @ 1:00 pm
BI Distinguished Lectureship Series with Dr. Jerrold L. Vitek
Join us on November 9th for a Distinguished Lecture by Dr. Jerrold L. Vitek.
![Cortical Neural Prosthetics Laboratory](https://biointerfaces.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/51487517379_d5ab820790_6k-1920x1280.jpg)
- October 1, 2021 / Article
Individual finger control for advanced prostheses demonstrated in primates
Developed by the Chestek lab, an electrode array implanted in the brain predicts finger motions in near real time.
![Newly developed implantable carbon fiber electrode developed by Chestek and Bruns labs](https://biointerfaces.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Chestek-carbonfiber-1920x1280.jpg)
- July 20, 2021 / Article
Newly developed implantable carbon fiber electrode developed by Chestek and Bruns labs
The tiny, implantable carbon fiber electrode developed jointly by Cindy Chestek and Tim Bruns shows promise as a long-term brain-computer interface.
![Default Featured Image](https://biointerfaces.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/default-featured-image-02-1920x1280.jpg)
- July 9, 2021 @ 9:00 am
PhD Defense – Hans Zander
Title: Computational Modeling of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Inspiratory Muscle Activation and Chronic Pain Management
Chair: Scott Lempka
![Default Featured Image](https://biointerfaces.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/default-featured-image-02-1920x1280.jpg)
- May 17, 2021 / Award
2021 BI Innovator Awardees
Congratulations to the 2021 BI Innovator Award Recipients. BI Innovator awards recognize members of the BI research community who are active participants in the research, innovation and translational ecosystem at BI and making a difference in our community.