Miller Lab

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Area of Focus 1

Biomimetic Somatosensory Feedback through Intracortical Microstimulation

Area of Focus 2

A Primate Model of an Intra-Cortically Controlled FES Prosthesis for Grasp

Area of Focus 3

Probing Somatosensory Representations in the Cuneate Nucleus of Awake Primates

Area of Focus 4

Stable Neural Interfaces through Artificial Intelligence-Based Manifold Discovery

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Description

“We study the "language" of these control signals and the networks of neurons that produce them. Along with this basic research, we are working to develop neural interfaces that directly connect the brain of a spinal cord injured patient with the outside world. These interfaces will ultimately allow patients to operate a computer or a prosthetic device. They may also bypass the injured spinal cord in order to reactivate paralyzed muscles, or to restore the sense of touch and limb movement."

Institution
Northwestern University
New/Existing Tech
Recent Publication 1

Jude J, Perich MG, Miller LE, Hennig MH (2022) Capturing cross-session neural population variability through self-supervised identification of consistent neuron ensembles arXiv

Recent Publication 2

Sombeck J, Heye J, Kumaravelu K, Goetz S, Peterchev AV, Grill WM, Bensmaia SJ, Miller LE (2022) Characterizing the short-latency evoked response to intracortical microstimulation across a multi-electrode array J. Neural Eng. 19 026044

Techs used
Techs-used
braingateFES
Treatments
motorspinal cord injury