Event:

Title: Brain-Computer Interfaces for Neurorehabilitation and Beyond

Prof. Surjo Soekadar is Einstein professor of clinical neurotechnology at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin since 2018. After studying medicine in Mainz, Heidelberg and Baltimore and graduating with a doctorate in clinical neuropsychology, he worked as a physician at the university of Tübingen. In Tübingen, he was the head of the Applied Neurotechnology Lab from 2011 until 2018. His work is funded by the European Research Council and Prof. Soekadar has received several awards including the International BCI Research Award and the BIOMAG and NARSAD Young Investigator Awards.
Prof. Soekadar’s research covers a large spectrum of neuroengineering. It ranges from assistive brain computer interfaces (BCIs) that enable quadriplegic patients to use their paralyzed extremities to the application of closed-loop brain stimulation in psychiatry. In their goal to treat neurological and psychiatric disorders, the clinical neurotechnology lab also explores the future of BCIs, like optically pumped magnetometers and quantum sensing. Prof. Soekadar’s talk will be an interesting mixture of the aforementioned topics including the ethical concerns surrounding the clinical approaches.
A talk hosted by MSNE Student Sven Günther.