Neurotechnologies for movement restoration

Neurotechnologies offer an exciting new approach to target the nervous system at a systems level, complementing more traditional bottom-up treatments such as medications. We are interested in applying our basic neuroscientific findings to the development of brain-computer interfaces that either give people control of external devices or modulate their “brain states” using neuromodulation. We are also developing and testing novel motoneuron-computer interfaces that allow people who have suffered a paralysing spinal cord injury or stroke to control external devices by attempting to move their paralysed muscles. Of particular interest is extending their applications from assistive devices to therapeutic interventions.