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X-WR-CALNAME:Psychiatric Brain Computer Interfaces: Treating mental illness
  with bioelectronic networks
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DESCRIPTION:Jacob Robinson (Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering 
 and Bioengineering at Rice University)\n\n \n\nTens of millions of people 
 suffer from mental health conditions that are not effectively managed with
  pharmaceuticals. One reason why drugs fail is the fact that mental health
  disorders often result from dysfunctional neural circuit activity. Bioele
 ctronics that can measure and manipulate these brain states provide a path
  toward treating disorders with precision and efficacy not possible with d
 rugs. In this talk I will describe wireless power transfer based on magnet
 oelectric materials that enables state-of-the-art power density and misali
 gnment tolerance. These features allow us to create a robust wireless netw
 ork of miniature bioelectronic implants that can stimulate and record neur
 al activity. Based on this technology we built the smallest implantable br
 ain stimulator demonstrated in human subjects. We are now moving this tech
 nology into a clinical trial through a venture-backed startup Motif Neurot
 ech. Our goal is to create a therapeutic brain computer interface that can
  treat\, track\, and prevent mental illness for people who are not getting
  the care they need from drugs alone.\n\n \n\nReferences:\n\n1. "Miniature
  battery-free epidural cortical stimulators\," J. Woods\, et al.\, Science
  Advances\, (2024).\n\n2. "Miniature battery-free bioelectronics\," V. Nai
 r\, et al.\, Science\, (2023).\n\n3. “A wireless millimetric magnetoelec
 tric implant for the end vascular stimulation of peripheral nerves\,” J.
  C. Chen\, et al.\, Nature Biomedical Engineering\, (2022). \n\n4. "Magnet
 oelectric materials for miniature\, wireless neural stimulation at therape
 utic frequencies\," A. Singer\, et al.\, Neuron\, 107\, 4\, 631 (2020).\n\
 n \n\nJacob Robinson is a Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering a
 nd Bioengineering at Rice University where his group develops miniature te
 chnologies to manipulate and monitor physiology and neural circuit activit
 y. Prof. Robinson received a B.S. in Physics from UCLA\, a Ph.D. in Applie
 d Physics from Cornell University\, and completed Postdoctoral training in
  the Chemistry Department at Harvard. He previously served as the co-chair
  of the IEEE Brain Initiative and a core member of the IEEE Brain Neuroeth
 ics working group. He is currently a member of the IEEE EMBS AdCom and a f
 ounding member of the Rice Biotech Launchpad. In addition to his academic 
 work\, Dr. Robinson is the co-founder and CEO of Motif Neurotech\, which i
 s developing a therapeutic brain computer interface to treat mental health
  disorders. Dr. Robinson is the recipient of a Charles Duncan Award for Ou
 tstanding Academic Achievement\, a DARPA Young Faculty Award\, a Materials
  Today Rising Star Award.
LOCATION:Science and Engineering Complex (SEC)\, 1.413
SUMMARY:Psychiatric Brain Computer Interfaces: Treating mental illness with
  bioelectronic networks
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.college.harvard.edu/event/psychiatric-brain-
 computer-interfaces-treating-mental-illness-with-bioelectronic-networks
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DESCRIPTION:Jacob Robinson (Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering 
 and Bioengineering at Rice University)\n\n \n\nTens of millions of people 
 suffer from mental health conditions that are not effectively managed with
  pharmaceuticals. One reason why drugs fail is the fact that mental health
  disorders often result from dysfunctional neural circuit activity. Bioele
 ctronics that can measure and manipulate these brain states provide a path
  toward treating disorders with precision and efficacy not possible with d
 rugs. In this talk I will describe wireless power transfer based on magnet
 oelectric materials that enables state-of-the-art power density and misali
 gnment tolerance. These features allow us to create a robust wireless netw
 ork of miniature bioelectronic implants that can stimulate and record neur
 al activity. Based on this technology we built the smallest implantable br
 ain stimulator demonstrated in human subjects. We are now moving this tech
 nology into a clinical trial through a venture-backed startup Motif Neurot
 ech. Our goal is to create a therapeutic brain computer interface that can
  treat\, track\, and prevent mental illness for people who are not getting
  the care they need from drugs alone.\n\n \n\nReferences:\n\n1. "Miniature
  battery-free epidural cortical stimulators\," J. Woods\, et al.\, Science
  Advances\, (2024).\n\n2. "Miniature battery-free bioelectronics\," V. Nai
 r\, et al.\, Science\, (2023).\n\n3. “A wireless millimetric magnetoelec
 tric implant for the end vascular stimulation of peripheral nerves\,” J.
  C. Chen\, et al.\, Nature Biomedical Engineering\, (2022). \n\n4. "Magnet
 oelectric materials for miniature\, wireless neural stimulation at therape
 utic frequencies\," A. Singer\, et al.\, Neuron\, 107\, 4\, 631 (2020).\n\
 n \n\nJacob Robinson is a Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering a
 nd Bioengineering at Rice University where his group develops miniature te
 chnologies to manipulate and monitor physiology and neural circuit activit
 y. Prof. Robinson received a B.S. in Physics from UCLA\, a Ph.D. in Applie
 d Physics from Cornell University\, and completed Postdoctoral training in
  the Chemistry Department at Harvard. He previously served as the co-chair
  of the IEEE Brain Initiative and a core member of the IEEE Brain Neuroeth
 ics working group. He is currently a member of the IEEE EMBS AdCom and a f
 ounding member of the Rice Biotech Launchpad. In addition to his academic 
 work\, Dr. Robinson is the co-founder and CEO of Motif Neurotech\, which i
 s developing a therapeutic brain computer interface to treat mental health
  disorders. Dr. Robinson is the recipient of a Charles Duncan Award for Ou
 tstanding Academic Achievement\, a DARPA Young Faculty Award\, a Materials
  Today Rising Star Award.
LOCATION:Science and Engineering Complex (SEC)\, 1.413
SUMMARY:Psychiatric Brain Computer Interfaces: Treating mental illness with
  bioelectronic networks
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.college.harvard.edu/event/psychiatric-brain-
 computer-interfaces-treating-mental-illness-with-bioelectronic-networks
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