Center for Neuroprosthetics

The EPFL Center for Neuroprosthetics is an interdisciplinary research center that hosts over 180 scientists, engineers and clinicians driven by the design and implementation of innovative neurotechnologies to diagnose, treat and assist people suffering from neurological disorders and trauma.

Four EPFL Engineering Professors recognized as IEEE Fellows 2020

— Four professors from the School of Engineering (STI) have earned the prestigious title of 2020 IEEE Fellows. IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select IEEE members whose extraordinary accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade elevation.

NeuroRestore Center: aimed at restoring lost neurological function

— The Defitech Foundation has teamed up with EPFL, CHUV and UNIL to widen access to the groundbreaking neurotechnology developed under the 2018 STIMO study, which allowed paraplegic patients to walk again. Their aim is also to develop new neurosurgical treatments for people suffering from Parkinson’s disease or from neurological disorders following a head injury or stroke.

Daniela Zöller receives the EDEE best Doctoral Thesis Award

— Daniela Zöller, guest PhD student at the Medical Image Processing Laboratory, received the EDEE best Doctoral Thesis Award in Electrical Engineering, for her thesis ”Dynamic Organization of Human Brain Function and its Relevance for Psychosis Vulnerability”.

Unraveling whole-brain activity from light-sheet microscopy recording

— Researchers from MIPLAB (Prof. Dimitri Van De Ville) have developed a new approach to deconvolute signals generated by calcium indicators in whole-brain light-sheet microscopy of Zebrafish larvae. The methodology overcomes current limitations in terms of temporal resolution and signal-to-noise ratio, which allowed them to retrieve neural activation that matches the locomotor behavior of the Zebrafish larvae.

The Center for Biomedical Imaging marks its 15th anniversary

— For the past decade and a half, the Center for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM) has been bringing researchers and clinicians together to develop cutting-edge technologies. This anniversary is an opportunity to reflect on the Center’s past successes and ponder the challenges that lie ahead in the field of medical imaging.

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Seminars and Conférences

CIBM Research Seminar – Measuring metabolite diffusion with diffusion-weighted MR spectroscopy

2019-12-1313:15:0015:15:00

With: Dr. Julien Valette, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA), Paris
Place and room: CH F1 614
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Building and deconstructing epilepsy circuits using mice and human brain organoids

2019-12-1615:00:0016:00:00

With: Christopher Makinson, PhD, Department of Neurology, Stanford University
Place and room: B1 6 272.043
Category: Conferences – Seminars

BMI SEMINAR // Rosa Paolicelli – Microglial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of neurodegeneration

2019-12-1813:30:0014:30:00

With: Rosa Paolicelli, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, UNIL, CH
Place and room: SV 1717
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Non-invasive brain stimulation and neurofeedback: from basic research to decoding motor intentions

2020-01-2112:15:0013:15:00

With: Prof. Nici Wenderoth, ETH Zurich, CH.
Place and room: Campus Biotech H8 Auditorium D
Category: Conferences – Seminars

BMI SEMINAR // Guillermina Lopez-Bendito – Thalamic spontaneous activity in cortical sensory maps development and plasticity

2020-01-2212:15:0013:15:00

With: Guillermina Lopez-Bendito, Institute of Neurosciences, CSIC-UMH, Alicante, Spain
Place and room: SV 1717
Category: Conferences – Seminars