Translational Neural Engineering Lab

The TNE Lab develops effective neurotechnologies to restore sensorimotor function in people affected by different kinds of disabilities. We seek to translate neuroscience findings into clinical practice.

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A team from EPFL opens a new window onto the fine-grained mechanics of human movement. © iStock

Secrets of human behavior come to light in a (very) smart kitchen

— By transforming a kitchen into a fully instrumented research environment, a team led by EPFL neuroscientist Alexander Mathis opens a new window onto the fine-grained mechanics of human movement.

© Martina Gini controls a simplified robotic arm with breathing. © EPFL / Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

High-tech “replacement parts” offer hope to millions

— From robotic hands and arms to soft heart pumps, biomaterials, 3D-printed muscles and more, rapid advancements in robotics and biotechnology are giving rise to new techniques for repairing the human body.

Jonathan Muheim and Massimo Munzi © TNE/EPFL

Amputee and researcher go prosthetic hand in hand towards progress

— The human determinants of research are key for making progress, as championed by amputee Massimo Munzi who is helping improve prosthetics, as well as EPFL’s neuroprosthetic researcher Jonathan Muheim.

Overcoming right leg spasticity during treadmill walking in spinal cord injured patient thanks to high frequency electrical stimulation. © 2025 Daniele Emedoli / San Raffaele Hospital

Overcoming muscle spasms to help paraplegics walk again

— Thanks to new high-frequency electrical stimulation that blocks spasticity, two paralyzed patients suffering from muscle stiffness after spinal cord injury benefit from rehabilitation protocols for walking again.

Exploring cognitive strategies for augmenting the body with an extra arm using virtual reality. © 2023 EPFL / Alain Herzog CC-BY-SA

Cognitive strategies to augment the body with an extra robotic arm

— EPFL scientists show that breathing may be used to control a wearable extra robotic arm in healthy individuals, without hindering control of other parts of the body.

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Jonathan Muheim wins the 2023 SSBE Student Award

— Jonathan Muheim was awarded the 2023 Student Award from the Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering

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TNE makes the cover of Nature Reviews Bioengineering

— Neuro X researchers from TNE made the June cover of Nature Reviews Bioengineering

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