Friday, March 12, 2010

Renowned biomedical, neuroscience engineer to speak at Louisiana Tech

RUSTON — Dr. Nitish V. Thakor, professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Neuroengineering Training Initiative at Johns Hopkins University, will present “Building Brain Machine Interface: from Monkeys to Men” at 4 p.m. Monday at Louisiana Tech University’s in the Institute for Micromanufacturing (IfM) Auditorium.The presentation is part of the “Today’s Leaders” series hosted by Tech’s College of Engineering and Science and the Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Science (CBERS).
This event is free and open to the public.
Brain Computer Interface (BCI) and Brain Machine Interface (BMI) have captured the scientific imagination, presenting possibilities that range from communication aid for quadriplegics and ALS patients to modern gaming.
Thakor will review the state of the art of the technology and the algorithms in BMI and present the successes and limitations of invasive versus noninvasive approaches and the path of research from building BMI for monkey to man.

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