Publications

2026

Journal Articles

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.

Working Papers

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Building hybrid models of neuromodulation from automatic segmentation of peripheral nerve histological sections

C. Verardo; A. Giannotti; C. Albert; G. Faoro; C. Schiff et al. 

Computers in Biology and Medicine. 2025. Vol. 197, p. 111072. DOI : 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2025.111072.

Predizione del tipo di mutazione nelle malattie mitocondriali primarie tramite modelli di machine learning applicati a dati clinici non genetici né istologici

S. Mazzucato; P. Lopriore; F. Daddoveri; C. Lamperti; V. Carelli et al. 

Recenti progressi in medicina. 2025. Vol. 116, num. 10, p. 613 – 614. DOI : 10.1701/4573.45801.

Safety assessment and feasibility of the TWIICE powered exoskeleton for assisted ambulation in individuals with spinal cord injury

C. E. Lang; I. Eriks‐Hoogland; C. Perret; M. Bouri; M. Widmer 

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 2025. Vol. 22, num. 1. DOI : 10.1186/s12984-025-01727-4.

Potential of Guidewire‐Clot Interaction Forces for Clot Detection in Robotic Mechanical Thrombectomy

E. Roussinova; O. Brina; W. Galand; P. Reymond; S. Micera et al. 

The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery. 2025. Vol. 21, num. 5. DOI : 10.1002/rcs.70109.

A multi-joint soft exosuit improves shoulder and elbow motor functions in individuals with spinal cord injury

R. Ferroni; G. D’Avola; G. Sciarrone; G. Righi; C. De Santis et al. 

Nature Machine Intelligence. 2025. Vol. 7, num. 9, p. 1390 – 1402. DOI : 10.1038/s42256-025-01105-8.

Brain Oscillatory Modes as a Proxy of Stroke Recovery

S. Harquel; A. Cadic-Melchior; T. Morishita; L. Fleury; M. Ceroni et al. 

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 2025. DOI : 10.1177/15459683251363241.

Emg Acquisition and Processing for Hand Movement Decoding on Embedded Systems: State of the Art and Challenges

S. Benatti; E. Donati; A. Moin; M. Zanghieri; M. Orlandi et al. 

PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE. 2025. DOI : 10.1109/JPROC.2025.3581995.

An Ultrathin and Lightweight Soft Inflatable Actuator for Natural Tactile Sensory Feedback

H. Scherer; F. Iberite; G. Caserta; N. Boccardo; J. Carpaneto et al. 

Advanced Intelligent Systems. 2025. DOI : 10.1002/aisy.202500262.

Evaluating Language Biases in Remote Sensing Visual Question Answering: The role of spatial attributes, language diversity, and the need for clearer evaluation

C. Chappuis; E. Walt; V. Mendez; S. Lobry; B. L. Saux et al. 

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine. 2025.  p. 2 – 24. DOI : 10.1109/mgrs.2025.3564401.

Conference Papers

A Reconfigurable $256 \times 128$ SPAD Imager with Gradient Gating for Single-Photon Counting, LiDAR, and Non-Line-of-Sight Imaging

J. Zhao; T. Milanese; F. Gramuglia; E-h. Toh; E. Quek et al. 

2025. 51st IEEE European Solid-State Electronics Research Conference, Munich, Germany, 2025-09-08 – 2025-09-11. p. 677 – 680. DOI : 10.1109/esserc66193.2025.11214008.

3D Path Control: Can we use lower limb inter-joint coordination to assist gait and balance?

Z. Ö. Orhan; A. Ijspeert; M. Bouri 

2025. 2025 34th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2025-08-25 – 2025-08-29. p. 571 – 576. DOI : 10.1109/ro-man63969.2025.11217626.

Model-based analysis of a distal sensory feedback implant for thumb prostheses

C. Verardo; L. Toni; S. Romeni; E. Gruppioni; C. M. Oddo et al. 

2025. 2025 47th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Copenhagen, Denmark, 2025-07-14 – 2025-07-18. p. 1 – 4. DOI : 10.1109/embc58623.2025.11254696.

Four-Handed Solo Laparoscopic Anastomosis with the Support of Supernumerary Robotic Arms

S. Gholami; L. Munier; M. Bouri; A. Billard 

2025. 2025 47th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Copenhagen, Denmark, 2025-07-14 – 2025-07-18. p. 1 – 7. DOI : 10.1109/embc58623.2025.11251779.

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.

Computational models of peripersonal space representation

T. Bertoni; I. S. J. Chauhan; J. P. Noel; A. Serino 

Physics of Life Reviews. 2025. Vol. 54, p. 128 – 140. DOI : 10.1016/j.plrev.2025.07.002.

Working Papers

Decoding Finger Movements from Medium-Density EMG Using GA-Optimized CNNs and Biomechanical Validation

V. Mendez; A. Prestia; A. Xu; D. Demarchi; S. Micera et al. 

2025

Decoupling simultaneous motor imagination and execution via orthogonal ECoG neural representations

L. Pollina; L. Struber; V. de Seta; E. Russo; S. Karakas et al. 

2025

EPFL-Smart-Kitchen-30: Densely annotated cooking dataset with 3D kinematics to challenge video and language models

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

2025