John Downey
@John_E_Downey
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Developing brain controlled prosthetic arms
Chicago, IL
Joined December 2017
RT @Corbionics: Check out @giacomo_valle's summary of our new paper showing the details that we can convey to BCI users through spatio-temp…
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RT @giacomo_valle: Our paper examining the #ethical and #technical requirements in clinical trials for implantable neural prostheses is out…
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This work is now published, what a gift on Christmas day. Check out the decade plus of work by @Corbionics to place stimulating electrodes to evoke sensations in the fingers of people with paralysis:
After 10 years of implanting Utah Arrays in 5 participants with spinal cord injuries… we provide a methodological roadmap to target and evoke tactile finger sensations using intracortical microstimulation. @John_E_Downey @robert_gaunt1 @jenpgh 🧵1/7
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RT @Corbionics: Marc Schieber has published his insightful thoughts on the below paper and where it fits in the broader efforts towards dex…
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RT @Corbionics: This was a big team effort by the labs, and especially the study participants, across three universities (@UChicago, @UPMC,…
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RT @Corbionics: Our group has a new paper out now in Nature BME, led by Charles Greenspon. It covers a number of updates on how we can rest…
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RT @giacomo_valle: 🌟 Exciting Opportunity Alert! 🌟 We are thrilled to announce an open position for a Postdoctoral Researcher in #neuropros…
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RT @cybathlon: 🏆 And the winner of the Brain-Computer Interface Race at CYBATHLON 2024 is…. PittCrew 🎉 Congratulations to the whole team…
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RT @AntonSobinov: Postdoctoral Scholar position is open in the Hatsopoulos Lab and Sensorimotor Bionics Group. We are seeking a postdoctora…
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RT @Corbionics: If you'll be at SfN we hope to see you at the traditional concert/social on Oct 6th.
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RT @HunterSchone: After 10 years of implanting Utah Arrays in 5 participants with spinal cord injuries… we provide a methodological roadma…
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The BCI project is part of the Cortical Bionics Research Group multi-site clinical trial, which includes University of Pittsburgh and Northwestern University (. More details available here:
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RT @BciSociety: The board of the BCI Society is seeking input from members and stakeholders on the definition of a BCI. We invite all of yo…
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RT @UChicagoBSD: In a new perspective from @NatureComms, UChicago's Giacomo Valle proposes using neuromorphic technology, which mimics the…
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RT @jenpgh: Come join our BCI team! In this role you would get to work with our amazing BCI participants and manage ongoing projects. Appl…
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@SergeyStavisky @Corbionics There's a small contingent from UChicago and a bigger one from Pitt on the way now. I couldn't make it this year though.
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RT @neuroamyo: Friends and colleagues! My lab is eager to recruit postdocs to join us. A bit of info on the lab/position is on our website:…
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RT @gtec_BCI: Charles Greenspon and his team have shown that biomimetic microstimulation of the human somatosensory cortex can create relia…
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