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Our iBCI research featured by the National Insitute of Healh (NIH)
on NIH News in Health
NIH article here
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Our iBCI research featured by the National Insitute of Healh (NIH)
on NIH Research Matter
NIH article here
New book on the BCI award 2023: Bran-computer-interface Research. A State-of-Art Summary 12.
Check chapters:
- Multi-Electrode ICMS Enables Dexterous Use of Bionic Hands. Natalya D. Shelchkova, Giacomo Valle, Taylor G. Hobbs, Ceci Verbaarschot, John E. Downey, Robert A. Gaunt, Sliman J. Bensmaia, and Charles M. Greenspon
- Biomimetic BCI Conveys Naturalistic Touch Sensations Via Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Bionic Legs. Giacomo Valle, Natalija Katic Secerovic, Thomas Stielglitz, Marko Bumbasirevic, and Stanisa Raspopovic
Thanks to: g.tec medical engineering GmbH and Christopher Guger
2 new book chapters!
New paper on biomimetic ICMS in iBCI published on Journal of Neural Engineering
Thanks to: Taylor Hobbs and Robert Gaunt
New paper out
New review on biomimetic bionics with the Neuromuscular Lab
Thanks to: Jacky Tian Paul Cederna Stephen Kemp
New paper out
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Our research featured on Radio: BBC Radio 4 Our BCI participant Scott Imbrie and prof. Giacomo Valle:
BBC Sound (starting at min 19:38)
Our research featured on the New Scientist by Carissa Wong with Silvestro Micera
New Scientist article
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Interesting perspective on our recent publication on Science by prof. Paul Marasco
Expert perspective on our work
New in Science our study "Tactile edges and motion via patterned microstimulation of the human somatosensory cortex". 🦾 🧠 ⚡
In this work, we sought to expand the repertoire of artificial #touch, based on #intracortical microstimulation (ICMS), to confer greater dexterity to brain-controlled bionic hands. Specifically, we conveyed information about the local geometrical features of objects and about their motion, leveraging our understanding of how these sensory features are encoded in the #somatosensory cortex.
New paper out!
Our viewpoint examining the #ethical and #technical requirements in clinical trials for implantable neural prostheses is out in #LancetDigitalHealth.
New paper out!
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We’re excited to share our latest work, just published in Nature Communications: “Wearable non-invasive neuroprosthesis for targeted sensory restoration in neuropathy”
#Neuropathy leads to sensory loss, chronic #pain, and an increased risk of #falls, significantly affecting patients’ quality of life. In this study, we designed a #wearable, noninvasive #neuroprosthesis to restore lost sensations by delivering targeted neurostimulation at the ankle through a smart sock.
New paper out!
Nice News&Views by Marc H. Schieber on NatureBiomedicalEngineering about our latest publication
News&Views!
Exciting interview on the current status of neurally-integrated #bionic limbs on Nature Portfolio by Fred Schwaller, PhD 🦾🧠
with Robert Gaunt @ScottImbrie Rochelle Ackerley Jennifer Collinger Solaiman Shokur Hugh Herr Zhenan Bao Nitish Thakor Jennifer French
Interview out!
Check out our new paper 'Evoking stable and precise tactile sensations via multi-electrode intracortical microstimulation of the somatosensory cortex' on #NatureBiomedicalEngineering 🦾 🧠 ⚡
We are able to precisely apply appropriate forces on objects thanks to tactile signals from the hand. Here, we develop an approach to convey such signals via multi-electrode intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) to human S1 for bionic hands.
ICMS of S1 evokes touch sensations experienced over a spatially-restricted patch of skin. We take a deep dive into the size, distribution, reliability, and neural determinants of these so-called projected fields.
New paper out!
Check out our study on #biomimetic microstimulation of the human #S1 led by Taylor Hobbs and prof. Robert Gaunt at @RNELabs within the Cortical Bionics Research Group (#CBRG) 🧠 🦾 ⚡️
Another important step towards a more natural human-machine connection 🚀
New pre-print out!
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Specialized in Bionics, graduated in Genoa: at 33 years old he is now professor but in Sweden
Live on the Italian Television -tg3 Liguria
In this episode of Neurocareers: Doing the Impossible!, we explore this question with Giacomo Valle, PhD, a leading researcher in the field of biomimetic brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and bionic legs. Dr. Valle and his colleagues have developed an innovative biomimetic BCI that uses peripheral nerve stimulation to convey naturalistic touch sensations in bionic legs. This groundbreaking work has earned them a spot as one of the 12 finalists for the BCI Award 2023.
Live on the BCI Award Podcast
Our BCI preprint is live! We show how to expand the repertoire of #artificialtouch with tactile edges and motion encoded via patterned #microstimulation of the human #somatosensory #cortex 🧠⚡️
New pre-print out!
My lab will actively collaborate with the Cortical Bionics Research Group #CBRG on intracortical #BCI with the fantastic sensory team Charles Greenspon at UChicago Medicine, Robert Gaunt at @RNELabs; with MYNERVA at Wyss Zurich on non-invasive neuromodulation Greta Preatoni; with Gaia Risso on mental-body representations and integration of bionic devices; with Elisa Donati Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich on neuromorphic neuroprosthetics; and many others!
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