Neural engineering and rehabilitation research applies neuroscience and engineering methods to analyze central and peripheral nervous system function and to design clinical solutions to neurological disorders or injury. Through the application of basic science and engineering techniques, neural engineers develop methods to record from and exert control over the nervous system and associated organ systems. Primary faculty, associated faculty, research associates, and students work in three national centers of education and research in neural engineering and rehabilitation. Our research teams collaborate with four local major medical facilities: MetroHealth
Medical Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, and The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. Neural engineering facilities allow researchers to take ideas from basic science through experimental testing and to clinical
deployment. Neural engineering research teams are funded by commercial partnerships and grants, including those from the State of Ohio, National Institutes of Health, and other federal sources - in excess of $26 million. Below are a few examples
of the ongoing research and applications in neural engineering and rehabilitation.
Neural prostheses, neural rehabilitation engineering, and neuromodulation: Technologies for treating and managing consequences of stroke, spinal cord injury, epilepsy, genito-urinary function, pain, and multiple sclerosis; robot-assisted
rehabilitation; deep brain stimulation for treating movement disorders
Neurophysiology: Synchronization and control of neural activity in-vivo and in-vitro, spinal neural circuits, and stochastic resonance in neural networks
Advanced prosthetics and orthotics: Implanted devices to directly communicate with the residual nervous system for control and sensory feedback in amputee prosthetics
Neural and biomechanical computation: Computational neuroscience; simulation of nerve electrodes, musculo-skeletal systems, and biomechanics; advanced control algorithms
Neural and brain machine interfaces: Bio-inspired materials, cellular-level neural connection, EEG and microelectrodes for cortical control of assistive technologies
Neural imaging and sensing: Voltage sensitive dyes, microelectrode arrays, and
fluorescent immunohistochemistry of neural tissue responses
Neural Engineering & Rehabilitation Faculty
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Primary Faculty
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Research Interests
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Email Address
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CRAGO,
Patrick E. |
Control of neuroprostheses for motor function; neuromuscular control systems |
pec3@case.edu |
DURAND,
Dominique M. |
Neural engineering; neuroprostheses;
neural dynamics; electric and magnetic stimulation
of the nervous system; neural interfaces with electronic
devices; analysis and control of epilepsy |
dxd6@case.edu |
GUSTAFSON,
Kenneth |
Neural engineering; neural
prostheses; neurophysiology and neural control of
genitourinary function; devices to restore genitourinary
function; functional neuromuscular stimulation |
kjg@case.edu |
KIRSCH,
Robert |
Functional neuromuscular
stimulation; biomechanics and neural control of human
movement; modeling and simulation of musculoskeletal
systems; identification of physiological systems |
rfk3@case.edu |
PECKHAM,
P. Hunter |
Neural prostheses, implantable
stimulation and control; control of movement; rehabilitation
engineering |
pxp2@case.edu |
TAYLOR,
Dawn |
Brain-computer interfaces
for control of computers, neural prostheses, and
robotic devices; Invasive and non-invasive brain
signal acquisition; Adaptive decoding algorithms
for retraining the brain to control alternative devices
after paralysis. |
dxt42@case.edu |
TYLER,
Dustin |
Neuromimetic neuroprostheses;
laryngeal neuroprostheses; clinical implementation
of nerve electrodes; cortical neuroprostheses; minimally
invasive implantation techniques; modeling of neural
stimulation and neuroprostheses. |
dxt23@case.edu |
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Research Faculty
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Research Interests
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Email Address
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BHADRA,
Niloy |
Experimental and computational studies of high frequency waveforms for reversible conduction block of peripheral nerves; design, testing and implementation of neuroprosthetic systems for the upper limb |
niloy.bhadra@case.edu |
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Associated Faculty
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Research Interests
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Email Address
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BURGESS,
Richard C. |
EEG, MEG, epilepsy, sleep
disorders, computer processing of electrophysiologic
signals, continuous computerized neurophysiologic
assessment, telemedicine |
burgesr@ccf.org |
CAPADONA,
Jeffrey |
Engineering the electrode and tissue interface |
jcapadona@aptcenter.org |
CHAE,
John |
Application of neuroprotheses
in hemiplegia |
jchae@metrohealth.org |
CHIEL,
Hillel J. |
Biomechanical and neural
basis of feeding behavior in the marine mollusk Aplysia
californica; neuromechanical system modeling; analysis
of neural network dynamics |
hjc@case.edu |
DEAN,
David |
Computer-assisted surgery; skull (bone) tissue engineering; photodynamic therapy of glioma; automated radiosurgery treatment planning |
david.dean@case.edu |
DELL'OSSO,
Louis F. |
Neurophysiological and
ocular motor control systems |
lfd@case.edu |
KILGORE,
Kevin |
Functional electrical
stimulation; hand protheses |
kkilgore@methrohealth.org |
LEIGH,
R. John |
Normal and abnormal motor
control of the eye |
rjl4@case.edu |
MCINTYRE,
Cameron |
Theoretical modeling
of the interaction between electric fields and the
nervous system; deep brain stimulation |
mcintyd@ccf.org |
REZAI,
Ali R. |
Deep brain stimulation |
rezaia@ccf.org |
TRIOLO,
Ronald |
Biomechanics and control of posture, balance, and walking; neuroprostheses and lower limb prosthetics; neurorehabilitation and assistive technology |
rxt24@case.edu |
YUE,
Guang H. |
Neural control of movement |
yueg@ccf.org |
Affiliated Labs and Centers
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