Publications

2026

Journal Articles

Supporting upper limb movements with a soft robot after a brachial plexus injury

R. Ferroni; V. Aglietta; D. F. Mauceri; J. Carpaneto; S. Micera et al. 

Nature Communications. 2026. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-026-76824-6.

Easy-to-use EMG system to decode hand movements in people with spinal cord injury

M. Ceradini; E. Losanno; F. I. Serdana; V. A. Mendez; S. Shokur et al. 

Journal of Neural Engineering. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1741-2552/ae90ec.

A Facile Fabrication Process for Handmade Fully Polymeric Neural Interfaces

A. Braccia; C. Zinno; A. Giannotti; F. Castellani; A. Dushpanova et al. 

ACS Applied Bio Materials. 2026. DOI : 10.1021/acsabm.6c00736.

A medium-density EMG system for real-time proportional and simultaneous neuroprosthetic hand control using lightweight neural networks

O. O. Soto Rivera; V. A. Mendez; A. Xu; M. Shaeri; M. Kalbasi et al. 

Journal of Neural Engineering. 2026. DOI : 10.1088/1741-2552/ae8839.

Ten questions on the future of sensing

S. Das; K. Khalaf; S. Micera; M. K. O’Malley; P. Zhou 

Nature Sensors. 2026. DOI : 10.1038/s44460-026-00093-5.

Dielectric-dependent hybrid functional based on meta-GGA

S. Riemelmoser; X. X. Xu; A. Pasquarello 

Nature Communications. 2026. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-026-75146-x.

Automated differentiation of non‐fluent and logopenic primary progressive aphasia in Italian speakers using acoustic and linguistic speech measures

F. Pierotti; C. Morinelli; V. Moschini; S. Padiglioni; G. Giacomucci et al. 

Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring. 2026. Vol. 18, num. 3. DOI : 10.1002/dad2.70450.

Biomechanical characteristics before, during, and after freezing of gait episodes in individuals with Parkinson’s disease

J. A. M. Costa; B. L. De Sousa Silva; T. M. Novaes; C. R. de Souza; F. S. Morettini et al. 

Gait & Posture. 2026. Vol. 127. DOI : 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2026.110171.

Real-time reinforcement for human-machine interface control

P. T. Vassiliadis; D. L. Pinheiro; L. Fleury; A. Zénon; M. Esparza-Iaizzo et al. 

Neuron. 2026. DOI : 10.1016/j.neuron.2026.05.009.

Addendum: Neural anticipation of virtual infection triggers an immune response

S. Trabanelli; M. Akselrod; J. Fellrath; G. Vanoni; T. Bertoni et al. 

Nature Neuroscience. 2026. DOI : 10.1038/s41593-026-02284-2.

Neuroengineering as a systems engineering discipline

S. Micera; F. Agnesi 

Nature Reviews Bioengineering. 2026. DOI : 10.1038/s44222-026-00439-1.

Hand prostheses with somatosensory feedback: functional and clinical benefits

S. Shokur; M. Bassolino; N. Kang; R. Ackerley; S. Micera 

The Lancet Neurology. 2026. Vol. 25, num. 4, p. 421 – 432. DOI : 10.1016/s1474-4422(25)00493-4.

Improving muscle recruitment via multi-electrode transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation using automated selectivity-driven algorithms

M. Zorkot; S. Shokur; R. Carpineto; S. Micera; M. Bouri 

APL Bioengineering. 2026. Vol. 10, num. 1. DOI : 10.1063/5.0298057.

Enhancing upper limb motor recovery prediction after acute stroke using EEG and subacute data

M. Lassi; S. Dalise; L. Privitera; N. Giannini; M. Mancuso et al. 

APL Bioengineering. 2026. Vol. 10, num. 1. DOI : 10.1063/5.0287165.

Decoding lower-limb movement attempts from electro-encephalographic signals in spinal cord injury patients

L. Toni; V. De Seta; L. Albano; D. Emedoli; A. Xu et al. 

APL Bioengineering. 2026. Vol. 10, num. 1. DOI : 10.1063/5.0297307.

A multimodal machine learning approach to forecast upper limb motor recovery after stroke using kinematic and electromyographic data-a pilot-study

L. Privitera; M. Lassi; S. Dalise; V. Azzollini; L. Maggiani et al. 

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 2026. DOI : 10.1186/s12984-025-01796-5.

Trip Detection Algorithms for Healthy and Amputee Individuals

E. Anselmino; T. Ciapetti; M. Piazzini; C. MacChi; A. Mazzoni et al. 

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 2026. Vol. 34, p. 2083 – 2092. DOI : 10.1109/TNSRE.2026.3684663.

Theses

Focused ultrasound neuromodulation of peripheral and spinal circuits: from biophysics to potential therapeutic applications

E. Vicari / S. Micera; E. Neufeld (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2026. 

Working Papers

Inferring When to Act from Temporal Regularities

M. Girondini; G. Madonna; T. E. Bertoni; A. Gallace 

2026

Decoding peripheral stimulation from cortical and spinal recordings reveals complementary sensorimotor information

L. Toni; G. Caffi; A. Mazzarino; B. Nierula; D. Emedoli et al. 

2026

Targeted nerve stimulation restores single-finger movements in a person with tetraplegia

S. Micera; E. Losanno; F. Agnesi; G. Righi; M. Biondi et al. 

2026

Advancements in Multilingual Biomedical Natural Language Processing: exploring Large Language Models for Named Entity Recognition and Linking

S. Mazzucato; T. M. Seinen; S. Moccia; S. Micera; A. Bandini et al. 

2026

Transformer-based structuring of Italian electronic health records with application in cardiac settings

S. Mazzucato; A. Bandini; D. Sartiano; G. Vergaro; S. Dalmiani et al. 

2026

2025

Journal Articles

Reconnecting the vagus nerve to the heart through nerve conduit preserves cardiac function in a minipig model of right cardiac vagotomy

A. Dushpanova; E. Redolfi-Riva; V. Casieri; L. Brogi; C. Grigoratos et al. 

Science Translational Medicine. 2025. Vol. 17, num. 830. DOI : 10.1126/scitranslmed.aea4306.

Unraveling the Potential of Small Molecule Heparin Glycomimetics in Neuroregenerative Therapeutics

M. Özkan; G. Cellot; S. Pawar; D. Sardana; I. Barravecchia et al. 

Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2025. DOI : 10.1021/jacs.5c13142.

Neuromuscular learning and control of auricular muscles for human–machine interfaces

D. L. Pinheiro; J. Faber; S. Micera; S. Shokur 

The International Journal of Robotics Research. 2025. DOI : 10.1177/02783649251390578.

Combining gamma neuromodulation and robotic rehabilitation after a stroke restores parvalbumin interneuron dynamics and improves motor recovery in mice

L. Vignozzi; F. Macchi; E. Montagni; M. Pasquini; A. Martello et al. 

PLOS Biology. 2025. Vol. 23, num. 10. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002806.

Piezoelectric Chitosan Microporous Scaffolds for Ultrasound-Driven Schwann Cell Migration and Enhanced Neurotrophins Production

M. Bianchini; F. Iacoponi; M. Battaglini; G. Ciofani; S. Micera et al. 

ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 2025. DOI : 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5c01086.

Conference Papers

EPFL-Smart-Kitchen: An Ego-Exo Multi-Modal Dataset for Challenging Action and Motion Understanding in Video-Language Models

A. Bonnetto; H. Qi; F. Leong; M. Tashkovska; M. Rad et al. 

2025. 39th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, San Diego, USA, 2025-12-02 – 2025-12-07. p. 98872 – 98894. DOI : 10.52202/085713-2977.

Reviews

Making the case for sandboxes in implantable neurotechnologies

E. Chiti; S. Micera; E. Palmerini 

Nature Communications. 2025. Vol. 16, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-025-65584-4.