I’m happy to announce that we recently gained IRB approval to investigate the safety of the CorTec Brain Interchange to study stroke rehabilitation using neuroplasticity-inducing stimulation. CorTec has released their own detailed press release here.
Publicity & Announcements
FDA approves our Investigational Device Exemption for an Early Feasibility Study to rehabilitate stroke patients using CorTec’s Closed-Loop Brain Interchange implant system
We are excited to announce that the FDA approved our Investigational Device Exemption application to make use of the CorTec Brain Interchange in a study seeking to enhance stroke rehabilitation through the use of neuroplasticity-inducing stimulation! Pending IRB approval, we will be seeking individuals with persistent upper limb disability following stroke to participate in this first-of-it’s-kind study with this new device. More information will be coming soon, and for more information check out CorTec’s press release here.
Virtual Reality Sensory Stimulation work a 2022 BCI Award Finalist!
Congratulations to GridLab PhD student Courtnie Paschall whose work on sensory stimulation in virtual reality was nominated as a finalist for the 2022 BCI Award! Check out her presentation below:
Presenting an IEEE Brain Webinar on Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation
As part of the IEEE Brain Webinar Series I presented a talk on entitled “Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation: Investigational System Development at the Edge of Clinical Brain Computer Interfacing” providing an overview on the development and latest research in the field of adaptive DBS.
The talk is freely available for the next month here, the talk abstract is below:
Over the last few decades, the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) to improve the treatment of those with neurological movement disorders represents a critical success story in the development of invasive neurotechnology and the promise of brain-computer interfaces (BCI) to improve the lives of those suffering from incurable neurological disorders. In the last decade, investigational devices capable of recording and streaming neural activity from chronically implanted therapeutic electrodes has supercharged research into clinical applications of BCI, enabling in-human studies investigating the use of adaptive stimulation algorithms to further enhance therapeutic outcomes and improve future device performance. In this talk, Dr. Herron will review ongoing clinical research efforts in the field of adaptive DBS systems and algorithms. This will include an overview of DBS in current clinical practice, the development of bidirectional clinical-use research platforms, ongoing algorithm evaluation efforts, a discussion of current adoption barriers to be addressed in future work.
Ethics Collaboration focused on Closed-Loop Deep Brain Stimulation Systems detailed in UW #BeBoundless Article
A recent UW #BeBoundless article has publicized an ongoing collaboration with the Sara Goering, Eran Klein, and Tim Brown of the UW Department of Philosophy. This collaboration has been focused on the examination of potential ethical questions related to the development of closed-loop deep brain stimulation methods through interviews with patients enrolled in our ongoing feasibility study for improving the treatment of essential tremor. Check out the full article here.
UW-Medtronic Collaboration Detailed in Center for Neurotechnology Article
The UW Center for Neurotechnology posted a new article discussing ongoing work using the Activa PC+S in collaboration with Medtronic. Check it out here
Profiled by the UW Center for Neurotechnology
The University of Washington’s Center for Neurotechnology (CNT) interviewed me to profile my work. It’s finally been posted here: CNT Profile
Many thanks to Aleenah Ansari for the write-up!
A brand new blog!
Hey all, I am the latest addition to the University of Washington’s Department of Neurosurgery. Here I’ll be posting the latest developments in my ongoing work to advance the state of the art in biomedical devices to aid in the treatment of those with neurological disorders, diseases, and injury. Stay tuned