Over the past decade, we have witnessed a flourishing of novel strategies to enhance
neuroplasticity and promote axon regeneration following spinal cord injury, and results from …

The loss of a limb or paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury has devastating
consequences on quality of life. One approach to restoring lost sensory and motor abilities in …

Intracortical microstimulation of the somatosensory cortex offers the potential for creating a
sensory neuroprosthesis to restore tactile sensation. Whereas animal studies have …

Neuromodulation, the use of electrical interfaces to alter neuronal activity, has been
successful as a treatment approach in several neurological disorders, including deep brain …

Abstract The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has funded innovative
scientific research and technology developments in the field of brain–computer interfaces …

Bioelectronic medicine is a promising venue for treatment of disabilities using implantable
neural interfaces. Peripheral neurostimulation of residual nerves recently enabled multiple …

Brain-computer interfaces are being developed to restore movement for people living with
paralysis due to injury or disease. Although the therapeutic potential is great, long-term …

Background and Objectives The restoration of touch to fingers and fingertips is critical to
achieving dexterous neuroprosthetic control for individuals with sensorimotor dysfunction …

Electrical microstimulation has enabled partial restoration of vision, hearing, movement,
somatosensation, as well as improving organ functions by electrically modulating neural …

Intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) is a powerful tool to investigate the functional role of
neural circuits and may provide a means to restore sensation for patients for whom …