Research

Past Projects

Completed projects that have contributed to the development of neurotechnologies and regulatory science through the BRAIN Center. To see ongoing work, view current projects.

2024 Projects

Towards Decoding Deception: Exploring Neural Correlates of Concealed Information with Noninvasive EEG

Project Leaders: Ramana Vinjamuri (UMBC), Jose Contreras-Vidal (UH), Santosh Kottamasu (UH), Krishna Ika (BrainWave Science)

Funded in 2024

Mindspring: A Personalized Health Wearable Device for Stress Management in Teens

Project Leaders: Lianne Sánchez-Rodríguez, Maxine A. Pacheco-Ramírez, Jose Contreras-Vidal (UH), Roscoe Ferguson (Ferguson Control Systems)

Funded in 2024

Longitudinal Electrophysiological Studies of DBS in Patients with Chronic Pain

Project Leaders: Bradley Greger (ASU), Zaman Mirzadeh (Barrow Neurological Institute)

Funded in 2024

Neural Surface Interface Technology and Applications

Project Leaders: Peter Konrad, Radhey Sharma, B. Rappaport (WVU), J. Contreras-Vidal (UH), Craig Mermel (Precision Neuroscience)

Funded in 2024

ProgNEUSTIM: Programmable Instrument for NEUral STImulation and Imaging

Project Leaders: L. Pollonini, B. Tamber-Rosenau (UH), S. Madala (Indus Instruments), M. Jaschke (Brain Products GmbH)

Funded in 2024

Noninvasive Brain Compliance in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Disorders of Consciousness

Project Leaders: Michelle LaPlaca, May Wang (Georgia Tech / Emory), Andrew Dennison, Michael Yochelson (Shepherd Center), Carlos Bremer (Brain4Care)

Funded in 2024

Using Interpretable AI to Decode Brain Activity During Creative Expression

Project Leaders: J. Contreras-Vidal, Annel Pacheco-Ramirez, Aime Aguilar Herrera, Yoshua Lima (UH), Roscoe Ferguson (Ferguson Control Systems)

Funded in 2024