NETP Seminar Series Talk: February 6, 2025

Jeffrey Herron, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Neurological Surgery, University of Washington
February 6th 2025 @ 9:00 a.m. with Career Q&A at 10:00 a.m.
NCRC Building 10 – South Atrium and Zoom
Speaker Bio
Dr. Herron is an Assistant Professor in the University of Washington’s Department of Neurological Surgery with a PhD in Electrical Engineering whose research is focused on the development of human-use bi-directional neural-interfacing systems to enable or improve the treatment of neurological and psychiatric diseases, disorders, and injuries.Working in both industry and academia, Dr. Herron has been involved in the design, development, and clinical testing of research systems to investigate adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation methods in populations. Currently, he is focusing his efforts both on investigating the use of Deep Braint Stimulation to treat neuropsychiatric disorders as well as developing methods for inducing neuroplasticity to enhance stroke recovery..
Talk Abstract
The fields of brain-computer interfaces (BCI) and neuromodulation both share a common goal of providing relief for those who suffer from neurological or psychiatric disorders, injuries, and diseases. Traditionally the two fields have often been treated as distinct given how BCIs are focused on classifying neural activity to control devices whereas neuromodulation is focused on ameliorating symptoms with stimulation. However, ongoing advancements with brain-sensing enabled adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation (aDBS) devices illustrate that the distinction between the fields is growing increasingly irrelevant with BCI methods being increasingly relied upon to advance neuromodulation therapies and neuromodulation devices increasingly being utilized for BCI applications. Considering the convergence of the fields of neuromodulation and BCI in terms of both the technological and scientific provides a useful framework for examining opportunities and challenges that remain in both fields for translational benefit. In this talk, Dr. Herron will review the development of aDBS systems within the neurological movement disorders field, discuss ongoing work in translational work in the use of neuromodulation for both neuropsychiatric applications and stroke, and discuss mutual challenges to the convergent fields of BCI and neuromodulation to be addressed in future work.
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