brain-machine interface . human-computer interaction
haptics & augmentation
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Abstracts from
“The Neuron-Silicon Interface and the
Future of Neural Prosthetics”
10.9.03 @ UCS
“Building
Hybrid Neuroelectric Devices”
James
J. Hickman
Clemson University
“Surface
Patterning to Enhance Activity of Cultured Neuronal Networks”
Bruce
C. Wheeler
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
“Hybrid
Neural Microsystems:
Integrating Living Neurons and Neuromorphic VLSI
Circuits”
Stephen
P. DeWeerth
Georgia Institute of Technology
“Intraocular
Retinal Prosthesis”
James
Weiland
University of Southern California
“Cognitive
Control Signals for Neural Prosthetics”
Richard
Andersen
California Institute of Technology
“Biomimetic
Electronics for Restoration of Memory Function”
Theodore
W. Berger
University of Southern California
Replacement Parts for the Brain:
Intracranial Implantation of
Hardware Models of Neural Circuitry