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SUMMARY:Brain-Computer Interfaces for Human Gait Restoration
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DESCRIPTION:Prof Zoran Nenadic\, University of California Irvine\, USA.\nN
 eurological conditions such as spinal cord injury (SCI) or stroke can caus
 e significant gait impairments. These in turn have a profound effect on in
 dependence and quality of life of those affected. Sedentary lifestyle asso
 ciated with these conditions can also lead to a number of medical comorbid
 ities\, which significantly augment their healthcare costs and presents a 
 public health concern. In the U.S. alone\, the primary and secondary healt
 hcare costs associated with SCI and stroke are estimated to exceed $80 B/y
 ear. Currently\, there are no biomedical solutions capable of reversing th
 e loss of motor/sensory function after these conditions and best physiothe
 rapies provide only a limited degree of recovery. Therefore\, novel approa
 ches to these conditions are in dire need. Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs
 )\, which aim to bypass neurological lesions by means of neurotechnology\,
  may be a promising new approach to these conditions. In this presentation
  I will discuss how BCIs can be used for either neuroprosthetic or neurore
 habilitation purposes to address gait impairments after SCI or stroke. Mos
 t of our work has been in the domain of noninvasive electroencephalogram-b
 ased BCIs\, but some of our recent studies have explored the utility of in
 vasive electrocorticogram-based BCIs.\n\nBio\nZoran Nenadic received a Dip
 loma degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Belgrade (Ser
 bia) and his M.S. and D.Sc. degrees in Systems Science and Mathematics fro
 m Washington University (St. Louis\, MO). He was subsequently a postdoctor
 al scholar in Mechanical Engineering at California Institute of Technology
  (Pasadena\, CA). Since 2005\, he has been with the Department of Biomedic
 al Engineering (BME) at University of California Irvine\, where he is curr
 ently a full professor.\nHis research interests lie in neuroengineering wi
 th a focus on the development of technologies to restore or rehabilitate f
 unctions lost due to neurological conditions\, such as spinal cord injury 
 or stroke. His primary source of research support has been the National Sc
 ience Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health. He has recei
 ved several research awards\, including the Faculty Early Career Developme
 nt (CAREER) Award from the NSF and the Hiruma-Wagner Award from the Japane
 se Research Foundation for Opto-Science and Technology. His research accom
 plishments have been featured in numerous media outlets\, including Time M
 agazine\, Reuters\, Fox Business\, and The Doctors. For his teaching effor
 ts\, he received multiple BME Professor of the Year distinctions from the 
 Engineering Student Council.
LOCATION:Campus Biotech\, H8 Auditorium D https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==H8%2
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