Welcome! The University of Utah Interdepartmental Neuroengineering Track consists of faculty and graduate students from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering with a curriculum that imparts fundamental knowledge about neuroengineering and specific courses in neural interface design, neurophysiology, neural data analysis, neurorehabilitation and neurorobotic applications. Reflecting neuroengineerings interdisciplinary nature, the neuroengineering faculty and the curriculum show involvement from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering.
Neuroengineering is an emerging interdisciplinary research area that brings to bear neuroscience and engineering methods to analyze neurological function as well as to design solutions to problems associated with neurological limitations and dysfunction. Neuroengineers seek to solve neuroscience-related problems and provide rehabilitative solutions for nervous system conditions through engineering and quantitative methodology.
The University of Utah's graduate track in neuroengineering is a varied research program that covers key areas such as implanted electrode design, neuromodulation, neuroregeneration, neural signal analysis, neuroprostheses, and neurorehabilitation. The field of neuroengineering has expanded tremendously in the last few decades, and now also includes diverse topics such as deep brain stimulation, visual and motor neuroprostheses, bioelectric treatments for pain, artificial memory, bioinspired artificial intelligence, noninvasive neuroimaging and neuromodulation, neural-tissue regeneration, and neuroethics. Neurotechnology is now rapidly entering the commercial market with novel medical applications offering treatments for a variety of neurological impairments and direct-to-consumer products in the areas of augmented and virtual reality offering enhanced human-computer interactions.
Utah is world-famous for its neuroengineering. The University of Utah has been a major player in the field of neural engineering and rose to international prominence with the development of the Utah Electrode Array in the 1990s. The Utah Electrode Array is now the industry standard for high-density single-unit neural recordings from the brain and peripheral nerves, and has been implanted in dozens of human patients worldwide. Spin-off companies from the University of Utah, such as Blackrock Neurotech, Ripple Neuro, and Epitel, are leading the way in neurotechnology. Faculty expertise at the University of Utah is especially strong in the design and manufacturing of neural implants, computational modelling of bioelectric treatments, minimally invasive neuromodulation, and functional demonstrations of sensory and motor neuroprostheses.
Core strengths:
- Motor neuroprostheses
- Somatosensory neuroprostheses
- Neurorobotics and neurorehabilitation
- Deep-brain stimulation
- Epilepsy monitoring
- Electrical field modeling & visualization
- Minimally-invasive neuroimaging and neuromodulation
- Neural tissue engineering
- Optogenetics
- Electrode design & manufacturing
- Thin-film materials and encapulations
- Accelerated ageing and modeling
- Regulatory approval for implanted devices
Welcome! The University of Utah Interdepartmental Neuroengineering Track consists of faculty and graduate students from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering with a curriculum that imparts fundamental knowledge about neuroengineering and specific courses in neural interface design, neurophysiology, neural data analysis, neurorehabilitation and neurorobotic applications. Reflecting neuroengineerings interdisciplinary nature, the neuroengineering faculty and the curriculum show involvement from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering.
Neuroengineering is an emerging interdisciplinary research area that brings to bear neuroscience and engineering methods to analyze neurological function as well as to design solutions to problems associated with neurological limitations and dysfunction. Neuroengineers seek to solve neuroscience-related problems and provide rehabilitative solutions for nervous system conditions through engineering and quantitative methodology.
The University of Utah's graduate track in neuroengineering is a varied research program that covers key areas such as implanted electrode design, neuromodulation, neuroregeneration, neural signal analysis, neuroprostheses, and neurorehabilitation. The field of neuroengineering has expanded tremendously in the last few decades, and now also includes diverse topics such as deep brain stimulation, visual and motor neuroprostheses, bioelectric treatments for pain, artificial memory, bioinspired artificial intelligence, noninvasive neuroimaging and neuromodulation, neural-tissue regeneration, and neuroethics. Neurotechnology is now rapidly entering the commercial market with novel medical applications offering treatments for a variety of neurological impairments and direct-to-consumer products in the areas of augmented and virtual reality offering enhanced human-computer interactions.
Utah is world-famous for its neuroengineering. The University of Utah has been a major player in the field of neural engineering and rose to international prominence with the development of the Utah Electrode Array in the 1990s. The Utah Electrode Array is now the industry standard for high-density single-unit neural recordings from the brain and peripheral nerves, and has been implanted in dozens of human patients worldwide. Spin-off companies from the University of Utah, such as Blackrock Neurotech, Ripple Neuro, and Epitel, are leading the way in neurotechnology. Faculty expertise at the University of Utah is especially strong in the design and manufacturing of neural implants, computational modelling of bioelectric treatments, minimally invasive neuromodulation, and functional demonstrations of sensory and motor neuroprostheses.
Core strengths:
- Motor neuroprostheses
- Somatosensory neuroprostheses
- Neurorobotics and neurorehabilitation
- Deep-brain stimulation
- Epilepsy monitoring
- Electrical field modeling & visualization
- Minimally-invasive neuroimaging and neuromodulation
- Neural tissue engineering
- Optogenetics
- Electrode design & manufacturing
- Thin-film materials and encapulations
- Accelerated ageing and modeling
- Regulatory approval for implanted devices