News
Papers, patents, people and press coverage.
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Paper
Minimally invasive brain stimulation improves speech perception
Published in Hearing Research.
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Paper
Real-time wireless telemetry for miniaturized implants
Our Neural Real-Time Telemetry Protocol (NRTP) streams neural data from implants built with off-the-shelf 2.4 GHz hardware. It had zero data loss down to −75 dBm, while Bluetooth Low Energy's performance degraded below −55 dBm. Led by Mohamed Elgohary, in Bioelectronic Medicine.
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Abstracts
Three abstracts from the 6th Bioelectronic Medicine Summit
Polymer packaging for chronic wireless implants in mice (Jason Wong), data-loss mitigation for wireless neural streaming (Mohamed Elgohary), and computational models for selective nerve stimulation with imec.
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Paper
Steering stimulation to organ-specific fibers in the vagus nerve
With imec and the Zanos lab, we showed that intermittent interferential current stimulation can control which fiber groups in the swine vagus nerve are activated. Published in Nature Communications.
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Patent
US patent granted for a closed-loop brain implant
US 11,801,381 covers an implantable system for simultaneous closed-loop stimulation and recording at multiple brain sites, developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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Paper
The vagus nerve's internal organization supports fascicle-specific stimulation
Published in Brain Stimulation with the Zanos lab and collaborators.
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Paper
A fully implantable wireless neuromodulation system for mice
Our fully implantable recording and stimulation system for mice measures 2.2 cm³ and weighs 2.8 g. Built only from commercial components and 3D-printed packaging, it recharges wirelessly and delivered vagus nerve stimulation in implanted mice. Published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics.
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Paper
taVNS reduces pain and fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus
A randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled pilot trial led by our colleague Cindy Aranow, published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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Paper
Commentary on ultrasound-powered piezoelectric neurostimulators
Recent contributions to this approach to powering implants, plus its technical challenges and future directions. Published in Bioelectronic Medicine.
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Paper
Auricular stimulation as a non-invasive treatment for opioid withdrawal
A mini-review in Bioelectronic Medicine on auricular VNS devices for opioid detoxification.
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People
Ashish Upadhyay returns as a visiting intern
Ashish is pursuing an MS at NYU and is working on computer models of wireless power transfer.
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Talk
IEEE BioCAS 2019, Nara, Japan
Jason Wright presented our chronically implantable stimulator for small rodents.
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People
Jason Wright joins the lab as a Neural Engineer
Jason brings nine years of industry experience, including at a medical device startup and at Intel.
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People
Jose Mathew joins the lab as an Engineering Associate
Jose brings three years of experience in industrial automation and automated testing.
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Press
Lupus News Today: bioelectronic device to minimize pain and fatigue in SLE patients