Neural engineering
NeuroEngineering, or neural engineering, focuses on using scientific methods to understand and model the nervous system, and uses this knowledge to engineer systems that interact with, augment, or mimic nervous system functionality.
This field represents the convergence between neuroscience and biomedical engineering. A key area of this research involves the interaction between electronics and living neural tissue. The field expands from modelling the function of the neurons through to developing technologies such as the bionic eye, bionic ear, neuroprosthetics and brain–computer interfaces.
Neural engineering takes an interdisciplinary approach to solving emerging problems in neuroscience toward the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of neurological conditions.
Labs and groups
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John NeuroBionics Lab
We focus on neuroprosthetics, neural engineering, brain computer interfaces, and medical devices to diagnose, monitor or substitute lost function.
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NeuroEngineering
NeuroEngineering is about using scientific methods to understand and model the nervous system, and to use this knowledge to engineer systems that interact with, augment, or mimic nervous system functionality.
Centres and institutes
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ARC Training Centre in Cognitive Computing for Medical Technologies
This Centre is aimed at creating a workforce that is expert in developing, applying and interrogating artificial intelligence (“AI”) applications in data-intensive medical contexts, to facilitate the next generation of data-driven and machine learning-based medical technologies.
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National Vision Research Institute
Dedicated to research aimed at better understanding the complexities of vision and its disorders. Our goal is to conduct research that will lead to the preservation of sight and the prevention of blindness.
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Chair of Bio Signals and Bio-systems
Phone: +61390353552
Email: aburkitt@unimelb.edu.au -
Senior Lecturer
Phone: +61383441899
Email: catherine.davey@unimelb.edu.au -
Phone: +61383440261
Email: vini.gautam@unimelb.edu.au -
the Clifford Chair in Neural Engineering
Phone: +61390353796
Email: grayden@unimelb.edu.au -
Senior Lecturer
Phone: +61383449437
Email: sam.john@unimelb.edu.au -
Associate Professor
Email: hmeffin@unimelb.edu.au
The following list represents a selection of projects belonging to our researchers.
Recruiting — indicates projects currently recruiting research students. Visit our Study website for PhD program and application information.
Closed loop brain–machine interfaces Recruiting
Team: Sam John, David Grayden
Novel algorithms for brain computer interfaces Recruiting
Team: Sam John, David Grayden
Novel electrodes for brain computer interfaces Recruiting
Team: Sam John, David Grayden
Novel neural stimulation technologies Recruiting
Team: Sam John, David Grayden
Stentrode Brain Machine Interfaces: decoding movement and movement intent using a stentrode Recruiting
Team: Sam John, David Grayden
Stentrode stimulation: current steering with the stentrode for treatment of refractory epilepsy Recruiting
Team: Sam John, David Grayden
Stentrode stimulation: feasibility of an endovascular stimulation for monitoring excitability of brain networks Recruiting
Team: Sam John, David Grayden
Stentrode stimulation: long term safety and efficacy of stentrode stimulation of the brain Recruiting
Team: Sam John, David Grayden
Transcranial magnetic brain stimulation for depression Recruiting
Team: Andrew Zalesky, Dr Robin Cash
Nano-scaffolds for neuroengineering
Team: Vini Gautam
Study of brain organoids to understand dementia
Team: Vini Gautam
Personalised optimisation of cochlear implants
Team: Demi Gao, David Grayden
Control of prosthetic limbs from decoded brain signals
Team: David Grayden, Mark Cook, Sam John, David Ackland
Vision restoration with retinal prosthetics: Understanding the impact of retinal degeneration on electrical stimulation efficacy
Team: David Grayden, Anthony Burkitt
Advanced epileptic seizure warning methods
Team: David Grayden, Anthony Burkitt, Mark Cook