Pitt Bioengineers Create Ultra-Small, Light-Activated Electrode for Neural Stimulation
Neural stimulation is a developing technology that has beneficial therapeutic [...]
Changing Frequencies: Pitt Bioengineers Look Deeper into How Electrical Stimulation Activates Neurons
Electrical stimulation of the brain is common practice in neuroscience [...]
Study Funded to Enable Treatments for Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine affiliated faculty member Robert Bowser, [...]
Pitt-led Research Describes How Neurons Could Disconnect From Each Other in Huntington’s Disease
A hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington’s is the progressive [...]
First Patient Dosed with VY-AADC Gene Therapy in Parkinson’s Phase 2 Trial
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on [...]
One Researcher’s Path to Control a Machine with a Brain: Dr. Andrew Schwartz’s Experience
Raffi Khatchadourian is a staff writer at The New Yorker. [...]
Brain Computer Interface Researchers Receive $8 Million from NIH to Expand Groundbreaking Work
A team of University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers was [...]
Integrated Sensor Could Monitor Brain Aneurysm Treatment
Implantation of a stent-like flow diverter can offer one option [...]
Restoring Identities With DBS
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) at UPMC has proven to be [...]
The Brain Is Less Flexible Than Previously Thought When Learning
Nobody really knows how the activity in your brain reorganizes [...]