Author: dobrunz

In our first event, the CNBCI will host a workshop on intracranial EEG analysis on October 18, 2022. The workshop will teach participants about RAVE – a free, open-source software for analysis and visualization of intracranial EEG data.

It will start with a seminar by Dr. Michael Beauchamp (U. of Pennsylvania) in the Neurology Grand Rounds at 8 am in the West Pavilion Conference Center Room E and on Zoom, titled “RAVE: A new tool for iEEG analysis and visualization.” All are welcome to attend.

This will be followed by a hands-on workshop from 10 am – 5 pm in the 4th Floor Atrium of the Lister Hill Library (Center for Teaching and Learning, formerly Edge of Chaos). 

The RAVE workshop caters to new and potential iEEG users, and drop-ins are welcome. No experience with R or Matlab is needed.

Contact workshop organizer Dr. Adam Goodman (Dept. Neurology) or the CNBCI for more information.

The UAB Center for Neuroengineering and Brain-Computer Interfaces (CNBCI) became a new pilot University-Wide Interdisciplinary Research Center on October 1, 2022.

CNBCI Leadership: Director Dr. Lynn Dobrunz (Neurobiology), Co-Director Dr. Nicole Bentley (Neurosurgery), Associate Director Dr. Mark Bolding (Radiology) & Associate Director Dr. William “Jamie” Tyler (Biomedical Engineering).

To join the CNBCI, please complete the JOIN US! form. 

The CNBCI was developed from activities of the Neuroengineering and Brain-Computer Interface Initiative (NBCII), which was started in January, 2021. If you were previously an NBCII member, your membership has already been transferred to the CNBCI.

Save these dates! 

Tuesday, October 18, 2022: RAVE Workshop

On other fronts:

• The CNBCI will now formally lead all the activities formerly run by the Neuroengineering and Brain-Computer Interface Initiative (NBCII).  

• The Brain-Computer Interface Special Interest Group (BCI-SIG) is led by Dr. Arie Nakhmani (Electrical and Computer Engineering).

• The Neuroengineering Seminar Series, currently on hiatus, will be restarting soon. It will be led by Dr. Rachel Smith (Electrical and Computer Engineering).

• The CNBCI is starting a new group called Blazers for Optical Tools (BOTS). The goal of this group is to bring together UAB researchers (faculty and trainees) who study the function of neural circuits using optical techniques such as in vivo optogenetics, fiber photometry, mini-scopes, and other approaches. BOTS will be led by Dr. Andrew Hardaway (Psychiatry).

The UAB Neuroengineering PhD Program is recruiting students to start in the fall of 2022. The Neuroengineering PhD program combines UAB’s expertise in neuroscience and engineering to train a new generation of students in neuroengineering and computational neuroscience. This will enable them to advance our understanding of brain function and disorders, and to develop novel therapeutics, neural prosthetics, and tools to restore nervous system function and improve patient outcomes.

The Neuroengineering Program Priority Application Deadline has been extended to December 15, 2021. GRE scores are not required.

Apply through the UAB Graduate School Apply Now portal, which can be accessed by clicking here.

The final application deadline is February 1, 2022.