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Project Number: | I01RX003420-01A1 |
| Title: | Optimizing Delivery of a Known Therapeutic Agent, Dexamethasone, to Improve Microelectrode Recording Performance |
| Principal Investigator: | Andrew Shoffstall |
| Location: | Cleveland, OH |
| Congressional District Code: | 11 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | August 2020 - July 2024 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $288,555 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,047,231 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: The overall goal of this proposal is to improve the chronic performance of intracortical recording microelectrodes using a targeted drug-delivery approach. Microelectrode-based devices have the potential to resolve many challenges in rehabilitation for Veterans with paralysis and/or amputation. Notably, brain-computer interface (BCI) endeavors within the VA have provided patients the ability to control electromechanical or neuromuscular prostheses using ‘thoughts’ or signals from their motor cor... |