Berlin Lectures on Neurotechnology

Speaker: Dr. Surjo R. Soekadar

When: January 11th at 5 PM (s.t.)

== Abstract ==

Today, five of the ten leading causes of disability world-wide are

related to the central nervous system. Driven by enormous growth of

computational capaci¬ties over the last two decades, an unprecedented

progress in the field of neu¬rotechnology has been made. In this context

Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI) or Brain Machine Interfaces (BMI) that

utilize electric, magnetic or metabolic brain activity to drive external

devices promise improved treatment options to restore lost or impaired

functions.

The current state of clinically used BCI/BMI technology, particularly in

combi¬nation with non-invasive brain stimulation will be introduced and

latest deve¬lopments and results from recent studies conducted at the

National Institutes of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the

University of Tübingen presented.