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.

A smart artificial hand for amputees merges user and robotic control

— EPFL scientists have successfully tested new neuroprosthetic technology that combines robotic control with users’ voluntary control, opening avenues in the new interdisciplinary field of shared control for neuroprosthetic technologies. 

Feeling legs again improves amputees' health

— Two volunteers are the first above-knee amputees in the world to feel their prosthetic foot and knee in real time. Their bionic prosthesis, which was developed by an international team of researchers, features sensors that connect to residual nerves in the thigh. The resulting neurofeedback greatly reduces physical and mental strain for users of the prosthesis.

Optic Nerve Stimulation to Aid the Blind

— EPFL scientists are investigating new ways to provide visual signals to the blind by directly stimulating the optic nerve. Their preliminary study on animals uses a new type of neural electrode and provides distinct signals.

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Seminars and Conférences

Materials science and computer modeling as foundation for medical device innovation

Category: Conferences - Seminars

Brain-Computer Interfaces for Human Gait Restoration

2019-09-17 12:15:00 13:15:00

With: Prof Zoran Nenadic, University of California Irvine, USA.
Place and room: Campus Biotech, H8 Auditorium D
Category: Conferences - Seminars

BMI SEMINAR // Laura Cancedda - Targeting aberrant Cl- homeostasis in Down syndrome to design innovative therapeutic approaches

2019-10-02 12:15:00 13:15:00

With: Laura Cancedda, The Italian Institute of Technology, Genoa, Italy
Place and room: SV 1717
Category: Conferences - Seminars

BMI SEMINAR // Fritjof Helmchen - Neocortical dynamics during sensory discrimination behavior

2019-10-09 12:15:00 13:15:00

With: Fritjof Helmchen, Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, CH
Place and room: SV 1717
Category: Conferences - Seminars

BMI SEMINAR // Tara Keck - Synapse specific homeostatic responses to sensory deprivation

2019-10-16 12:15:00 13:15:00

With: Tara Keck, Neuro, Physiology & Pharmacology, Div of Biosciences, UCL, London, UK
Place and room: SV 1717
Category: Conferences - Seminars