Listen to BrainCom project coordinator, ICREA Professor Jose Antonio Garrido (ICN2), as he explains how the BrainCom implant aims at translating thoughts into speech–research destined to restore the capability to speak for people who lost it. We use our graphene-based, flexible technology to comfortably cover the surface of the brain, while at the same time, it
Congratulations to A.G. Polyravas, N. Schaefer, V.F. Curto, A.B. Calia, A. Guimera-Brunet, J.A. Garrido, & G.G. Malliaras on their publication entitled “Effect of channel thickness on noise in organic electrochemical transistors” that was recently published in Applied Physics Letters! Abstract Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) have been widely used as transducers in electrophysiology and other biosensing
During the latest edition of the University of Glasgow’s Graduate School News and Views (31.07.2020), BrainCom member Justin Sperling discusses postdoctoral research life in Barcelona as a member of the Advanced Electronics and Material Devices group at the ICN2. Justin joined the ICN2 in 2019 and current works on device design and fabrication using nanomaterials
Recent developments on a novel graphene-based sensing platform, which provides high resolution, real-time measuring of brain activity, could be the gateway to unlocking a superior understanding of the brain. This research, developed in the framework of the EU project BrainCom, coordinated by ICREA Prof. Jose A. Garrido, leader of the ICN2 Advanced Electronic Materials and
The European Commission released a feature story on BrainCom in their latest digital excellence and science infrastructure bulletin, “Shaping Europe’s Digital Future.” The coverage includes excerpts from an interview with Ramón García Cortadella, one of the PhD students participating on the project from AEMD Group at ICN2, and Dr. Blaise Yvert and Dr. Eric Fourneret,
Congratulations to S. Rainey & Y.J. Erden on their publication entitled “Correcting the Brain? The Convergence of Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, Psychiatry, and Artificial Intelligence” that was recently published in Science and Engineering Ethics! Abstract The incorporation of neural-based technologies into psychiatry offers novel means to use neural data in patient assessment and clinical diagnosis. However, an
Congratulations to S. Rainey, K. McGivrillay, S. Akintoye, T. Fothergill, C. Bublitz, & B. Stahl on their publication entitled “Is European Data Protection Regulation sufficient to deal with emerging data concerns relating to neurotechnology?” that was recently published in Journal of Law and the Biosciences! Abstract Research-driven technology development in the fields of the neurosciences
A visit from FETFX Journalists-in-the-Lab in February resulted in a video describing BrainCom that features Christian Schäfer and Ramón García Cortadella, PhD students in the AEMD Group at ICN2. This video was made by Arianna Ricchiuti (Franco Prattico Master Programme in Science Communication, SISSA, Trieste) as part of the iCons Foundation Journalist in the Lab
Congratulations to J. Delgado Saa, A. Christen, S. Martin, B.N. Pasley, R.T. Knight, & A.L. Giraud on their publication entitled “Using Coherence-based spectro-spatial filters for stimulus features prediction from electro-corticographic recordings” that was recently published in Scientific Reports! Abstract The traditional approach in neuroscience relies on encoding models where brain responses are related to different
Congratulations to S. Rainey, S. Martin, A. Christen, P. Mégevand, & E. Fourneret on their publication entitled “Brain Recording, Mind‑Reading, and Neurotechnology: Ethical Issues from Consumer Devices to Brain‑Based Speech Decoding” that was recently published in Science and Engineering Ethics! Abstract Brain reading technologies are rapidly being developed in a number of neuroscience fields. These
