#Vivani Medical subsidiary #Cortigent to present #Orion clinical study results at The Eye and The Chip world research congress on artificial vision October 8-10 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230905022146/en/Vivani-Medical-Subsidiary-Cortigent-to-Present-Orion-Clinical-Study-Results-at-The-Eye-and-The-Chip-World-Research-Congress-on-Artificial-Vision-October-8-10 $VANI $EYES $CGTR #BCI #NeuroTech #blind #blindness, #brain #implant, Orion visual cortical prosthesis system.

Mini-workshop, September 11-12 2023, Newcastle University: Exploring the future of closed-loop neural interface technologies https://research.ncl.ac.uk/close-nit/eventsfundingcalls/networkmeetingseptember2023/ #BCI #NeuroTech

Ultra-high density electrodes improve detection, yield, and cell type specificity of brain recordings https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.23.554527v2 but #Neuropixels probes offer no brain stimulation; #BCI #NeuroTech

better later than never: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Smart Devices to Protect American Consumers

#neurotech #neurorights #neuroscience #regulations

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/18/biden-harris-administration-announces-cybersecurity-labeling-program-for-smart-devices-to-protect-american-consumers/

Optimizing the fabrication of a 3D high-resolution implant for neural stimulation https://jbioleng.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13036-023-00370-8 retinal implant; #BCI #NeuroTech

#brain stuff: "Generalizable spelling using a speech neuroprosthesis in an individual with severe limb and vocal paralysis"
An implant converts brain signals into text. Restoring communication for those with #paralysis.
Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-33611-3

#ai #neurotech #EEG #ECOG #generativeAi

-#NeuraViPer project: "The implants being developed under NeuraViPer contain thousands of electrodes embedded in flexible strips" https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/899287

#HYPERSTIM project: "The aim is to obtain a resolution of at least 20 times the number of electrodes physically present" https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101071015

#BCI #NeuroTech

Restoring sight to the #blind with cutting-edge brain implants https://horizon.scienceblog.com/2469/restoring-sight-to-the-blind-with-cutting-edge-brain-implants/ #NeuraViPeR #HYPERSTIM #BCI #NeuroTech #neuroscience

"To be able to discern a face or enough of the outlines of objects in the real world to navigate, say, a room, a blind person would need to have between 1,000 and 2,000 electrodes inserted surgically into the visual cortex." The vOICe offers that resolution w/o surgery.

"Another brick in the wall" using iEEG and #generativeAI:

29 patients during their surgical operations at Albany Medical Center had their brain activity monitored when playing the Pink Floyd song Another Brick in the Wall. https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002176

The song was then reconstructed from this activity and can be heard in the audio below.

#EEG #neurotech #neuroscience #surgery #AI

Neurological Devices Attract #Investors Despite Cautious Venture Market

https://www.wsj.com/articles/neurological-devices-attract-investors-despite-cautious-venture-market-404e84f2

#neurotech #startup #neuroscience #founders #company #business #innovation #technology

Electrochemical and electrophysiological considerations for clinical high channel count neural interfaces https://link.springer.com/article/10.1557/s43577-023-00537-0 #BCI #NeuroTech

Second Sight’s implant technology gets a second chance https://spectrum.ieee.org/bionic-eye by @meharris; from Argus II retinal implant and Orion I visual cortical prosthesis to brain implant for stroke rehabilitation; still 60 electrodes so repurposing existing tech; #Vivani $VANI, #Cortigent $CRGT #BCI #NeuroTech

"Vivani’s wholly owned subsidiary Cortigent, formed to continue the business of Second Sight, is developing targeted #neurostimulation systems intended to help patients recover critical body functions" https://finance.yahoo.com/news/vivani-medical-reports-second-quarter-214500374.html As expected soon leaving the visual prosthesis field? $CRGT $VANI #Orion #BCI #NeuroTech

The neurotech revolution is here: what now? https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/134674 On the neurotech #hype: "How much is hype and what is real?"; #SXSW2024 #OpenBCI #BCI #NeuroTech

Perspective by Dr. Kip Ludwig: What does the recent Neuralink FDA IDE really mean? https://neuromodec.org/2023/06/perspective-by-dr-kip-ludwig-what-does-the-recent-neuralink-fda-ide-really-mean/ #BCI #NeuroTech #Neuralink

About Elon Musk: "most the people I’ve talked to at Neuralink kind of laugh about his intellectual contributions to the project and view him as a piggy bank to be ignored after he leaves the room."

(paywalled: commercial hurdle) For BCIs, commercial hurdles may be bigger than scientific ones https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/04/brain-computer-interfaces-neuralink-synchron/ #BCI #NeuroTech #Neuralink

Seeing through the brain: Image reconstruction of visual perception from human brain signals https://huggingface.co/papers/2308.02510 Note the critical remarks in the replies at Twitter/X https://twitter.com/_akhaliq/status/1688787286807228416 #BCI #NeuroTech

Reusable, flexible, and lightweight chronic implants for #Neuropixels probes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.03.551752v1 by @MatteoCarandini et al.; #BCI #NeuroTech #neuroscience

(LinkedIn) Miguel Nicolelis confirms that he is starting a new position as President of the Nicolelis Institute for Advanced Brain Studies https://www.linkedin.com/posts/miguel-nicolelis-4b99763b_im-happy-to-share-that-im-starting-a-new-activity-7093640988933419008-CHiF #BCI #NeuroTech #neuroscience

(LinkedIn) Brian Burg, R&D director at Pixium Vision: Brain-Computer Interfaces could eventually restore vision to 20/20 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/brain-computer-interfaces-could-eventually-restore-vision-brian-burg $ALPIX #BCI #NeuroTech

Keep in mind though that meaningful BCI output for restoring motor functions is vastly easier to achieve than meaningful BCI input for restoring vision.