New funded programs for Utrecht BCI group
Recent grants have been granted to the Utrecht BCI group
The Utrecht BCI group proudly announces the latest funded projects to further investigate feasibility of fully implanted Brain-Computer Interfaces to restore communication in individuals with locked-in syndrome:
- NIDCD grant for continuation of Utrecht NeuroProsthesis
In collaboration with Johns Hopkins Medical Center we provide people with locked-in syndrome with Brain-Computer Interface implants. Aims are to prove the system (with 4 amplifiers) works at the home of users without expert help. Second aim is to expand the current single click capability to multiple clicks for navigation in computer software
UEBIT is a collaboration between the UMC and the Technical University of Eindhoven, for development of an ultra-low power Brain-Computer Interface implant. The goal of UEBIT is to minimize the energy needed for amplification and transmission of signals captured with 1 mm intracranial surface electrodes in the range of 3-150 Hz. Research also addresses signal to noise in this range to inform the prototype design.
In a large Dutch ‘Crossover’ consortium, multiple neurotechnologies are investigated for human use. We coordinate one workpackage focussing on Brain-Computer Interface with Maastricht and Amsterdam Universities, aiming to develop decoding of attempted speech in people with speech disabilities due to paralysis. Our team will implant a Brain-Computer Interface device from Cortec Neuro in a person with locked-in syndrome to reinstate communication.
- Impact of Neurotechnology
In a collaboration with the Wyss Center we analyse brain signals from a person with locked-in syndrome who has Utah Arrays implanted for communication Brain-Computer Interface. Questions include usability of high and low frequency band power changes for Brain-Computer Interface feedback, and which attempted movements generate the most discriminable signal changes in the locations of the arrays.