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Thursday, January
29th
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Recent Advances in
Intracortical Brain-Computer Interfaces
Frank R. Willett, PhD
Stanford University - Neural Prosthetics Translational
Laboratory |
Abstract: Brainstem trauma or
neurodegenerative diseases can often result in the inability to move or speak,
despite intact cognition. The inability to communicate often results in
severely decreased quality of life for individuals living with these
conditions. "Our recent work has shown that brain-computer interfaces (BCIs),
can employ neural signals to accurately decode attempted handwriting and speech
at speeds that begin to enable naturalistic conversation, and thus improve
quality of life."
Biosketch: Frank Willett
is co-director of the Neural Prosthetics
Translational Laboratory (NPTL). "Our group develops brain-computer
interfaces (BCIs) to restore movement and communication to people with
neurological disorders. Recent contributions include handwriting and
speech-based BCIs that set new records for communication speed and accuracy in
people with paralysis. More broadly, we are interested in computational
approaches to understanding brain function and recordings, with a focus on how
the human brain represents movement and language."
- Contact
Information:
- Frank
Willett
- Lecture Material:
- Pre-lecture slides - 2.21 Mb pdf file
- Slides - 15..5 Mb pdf file
- Photos - 1.01 Mb pdf file
- Links:
- Inner speech in
motor cortex and implications for speech neuroprostheses
- For
Some Patients, the ‘Inner Voice’ May Soon Be Audible
- A high-performance
speech neuroprosthesis
- Design
and development of a high-performance intra-cortical speech BCI
- Q&A:
Using software engineering to bring back speech in ALS
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