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Project Number: | I01RX002295-01A2 |
| Title: | BrainGate: Robust Neural Decoding for Veterans with ALS |
| Principal Investigator: | Leigh R Hochberg |
| Location: | Providence, RI |
| Congressional District Code: | 2 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | August 2017 - July 2023 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $188,156 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$2,038,942 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Intracortical Brain-Computer Interfaces (iBCIs) aim to restore communication, mobility, and independence to Veterans and others with paralyzing disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), stroke, or spinal cord injury. In the late stages of ALS, the progressive loss of mobility is accompanied by a loss of speech, resulting in tetraplegia and anarthria, or locked-in syndrome. Though assistive and augmentative communication (AAC) devices partially address this problem, such dev... |