Deaf people who can hear again, blind people who can see, paralyzed people who can move again: the objectives of the third Nijmegen -lab are by no means small.
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By means of , , and implants, the brain would not only be able to pick up the mental control of the body again but could do the same for its senses.
Looking, feeling, hearing, smelling, controlled movement: these are essential functions in a person’s life. Those who miss them are literally limited in their functioning. Restoring these kinds of functions is the main objective of the Donders ICAI-lab, which was opened in June at the Radboud University in Nijmegen. In doing so, the lab draws on recent developments in various disciplines, which together offer new perspectives on major advances in neurotechnology. The
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Radboud University has been researching
According to Marcel van Gerven, scientific director of the Donders ICAI lab,
Brain implants
An example is a headset that measures brain activity. To develop this, a lot of research needs to be done into how the brain works. Van Gerven: “We mainly focus on the use of brain implants, but in Nijmegen, a lot of research is also being done into EEG. This is a method to measure the electrical activity of the brain. It is a non-invasive procedure, in which the electrodes are usually stuck to the scalp.”
International collaborations
To achieve all this, Radboud University works together with national and international institutes and companies, such as the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN), UMC Utrecht, TU Delft, Eindhoven University of Technology, and universities in Belgium, Germany, and Spain. Within the Donders lab itself, there is a collaboration with organizations such as Phosphoenix, Advanced Bionics, Oneplanet Research Center and Abbott. […]
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