ECE 421

ECE 421 - Neural Interface Engineering

Fall 2022

TitleRubricSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Neural Interface EngineeringECE421AL77557LEC31500 - 1550 M W F  1013 Electrical & Computer Eng Bldg Yurii Vlasov
Kun Hu
Neural Interface EngineeringECE421AL177558LEC41500 - 1550 M W F  1013 Electrical & Computer Eng Bldg Yurii Vlasov
Kun Hu
Neural Interface EngineeringNE420AL77559LEC31500 - 1550 M W F    Yurii Vlasov
Kun Hu
Neural Interface EngineeringNE420AL177560LEC41500 - 1550 M W F    Yurii Vlasov
Kun Hu

Official Description

This course will focus on hardware and software technologies that enable control and readout of neural activity in the brain. Engineering grounded innovation will accelerate our understanding of the brain, impact new therapies for restoring lost neural functions, and lead to neural interfaces to augment our interaction with the world and machines. Focuses on using physical, chemical and biological principles to understand technology design criteria governing ability to observe and alter brain structure and function. Topics include noninvasive and invasive brain mapping and stimulation, neural interfaces and neural prosthetics, data processing problems, decoding/encoding techniques based on machine learning, future brain interfaces based on nanotechnology, optogenetics. Course Information: Same as NE 420. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ECE 210 or BIOE 205 and NE 330, or instructor approval.

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