04.09.2019Neurorehabilitation: how the chip in the brain conquers paralysis

Dr. Christian Klaes,
Emmy Noether research group leader, Department for Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum

Quadriplegics are paralyzed from the neck down and rely on intensive help in everyday life. Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) in conjunction with robotic systems offer patients a way to become more autonomous. In our research group, we are exploring new ways to improve BCI, thereby improving the quality of life of paralyzed patients. The talk will also look at how we use virtual reality to test different scenarios and robotic systems, and use modern machine learning techniques to optimize the interpretation of the neural data.