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MOTOR-BIC​ - Implantable bidirectional Brain-Computer-Interface for rehabilitation of motor functions

Projektbeschreibung:
Brain-Machine-Interfaces (BMI) are supposed to serve avarietyofapplicationssuch as stroke rehabilitation, communication for locked-in patients and treatment of Parkinson’s disease, pain, epilepsy or psychiatric disorders. WithintheMOTOR-BIC project, we push forward the approval of a totally implantable closed-loop Brain-Interchange (BIC)system.Academicandindustrialpartnersjointheirexpertise to develop the first long-termimplantable,wirelessandbidirectionalinterfacesystem that is able to record brain activity with a high signal-to-noise ratio and very good local resolution, process it and translate it into the control- and feedback signals required for BMI-therapies. CorTec is coordinating the project and provides the neurotechnological platform. The Department for Microsystems Engineering at the University of Freiburg enhances the implantable hardware. Design and testing of new highly integrated microchips is carried out by the InstituteofMicroelectronics at the University of Ulm. Clinical studies are carried out at the University Medical Centres in Freiburg and Tuebingen.

Ansprechpartner: Prof. Dr. Thomas Stieglitz
Tel: 203- 7471
Email: stieglitz@imtek.de
Projektlaufzeit:
Projektbeginn: 01.05.2015
Projektende: 30.04.2018
Projektleitung:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Stieglitz

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Biomedizinische Mikrotechnik
Prof. Dr. Thomas Stieglitz
Georges-Köhler-Allee 102
79110 Freiburg

Telefon: 0761 203 7471
Fax: 0761 203 7472
Email: christa.pritzkat@imtek.uni-freiburg.de
http://www.imtek.de/bmt
Kooperationspartner
University of Freiburg, Department of Microsystems Engineering​: Prof. Thomas Stieglitz CorTec GmbH Freiburg​: Dr. Joern Rickert, Dr. Martin Schuettler University Clinics Tuebingen, Department of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology​: Prof. Niels Bierbaumer, Dr. Ander Ramos, Prof. Ulf Ziemann, Dr. Florian Mueller-Dahlhaus University of Ulm, Institute of Microelectronics​: Prof. Maurits Ortmanns University Medical Centre Freiburg​: Prof. Tonio Ball, Dr. Mortimer Gierthmuehlen, Prof. Andreas Schulze-Bonhage, Prof. Volker Coenen Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems Tuebingen​: Dr. Moritz Grosse-Wentrup
Finanzierung:

  • KMU-innovativ Projekt, BMBF

Schlagworte:

    Neural engineering, neural implant, closed-loop, Brain-Machine-Interface, long-term stability, stroke rehabilitation

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