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Most relevant scientific articles
• Puras g., Mashal M., zarate J., agirre M., oJeDa e., griJalVo s. et al . A novel cationic niosome formula- tion for gene delivery to the retina . Journal of Controlled Release . 2014;174(1):27-36 .
• BongarD M., MiCol D., FernÁnDez e. NEV2lkit: A new open source tool for handling neuronal event files from multi-electrode recordings . International Journal of Neural Systems . 2014;24(4) .
• FernÁnDez e., greger B., house P.a., aranDa i., Botella C., alBisua J . et al . Acute human brain responses to intracortical microelectrode arrays: Challenges and future prospects . Frontiers in Neuroengineering . 2014; 7(JUL) .
• Wark h.a.C., MatheWs k.s., norMann r.a., FernÁnDez e. Behavioral and cellular consequences of high- electrode count Utah Arrays chronically implanted in rat sciatic nerve . Journal of Neural Engineering . 2014; 11(4) .
Highlights
Institution: Universidad Miguel Hernández Contact: Inst . de Bioingeniería . Edificio Vinalopó . Avda . de la Universidad S/N · Elche . 03202 Alicante . Teléfono: (+34) 965 222 001 · E-mail: e .fernandez@umh .es · http://nbio .umh .es/
Our main interest is to develop innovative solutions to the problems raised by interfacing the human nervous system and on this basis, develop a two-way direct communication with neurons and ensembles of neurons which could be applied to enhance the life of people that are affected by visual impairments or to treat several brain diseases more specifically and effectively . Along 2014 we have been working on: 1) Better understanding of cortical plasticity in the blind, 2) Biocompatibility and overall consequences of high-electrode count multielectrode arrays on the brain and peripheral nerves, 3) Development of new therapeutic approaches for retinal degenerative diseases, 4) Development of new tools and protocols for optogenetic applications, 5) New adaptive multimodal human-machine interfaces and robotic systems for neuro-rehabilitation .
The group is coordinating a multidisciplinary project which aims to develop new therapeutical approaches for retinal visual diseases, belong to the panel of experts of the working group on patient-reported outcomes of the International Task Force on Methods for Phsychophysical Testing and Reporting of Visual function of patients involved in the development of visual prosthesis and other new vision restoration technologies, and host the Bidons Egara Research Chair in Degenerative Eye Diseases of the University Miguel Hernandez, which supports research to end blindness and promote public awareness and programs to improve the quality of life for those with vision loss . Furthermore the group is coordinating the H2020 AIDE project, that has been funded with 3,5 MEUR by the European Commission and is focused on the development of novel adaptive multimodal interfaces to assist disable people in daily activities .
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