Opis projektu
Postępy w badaniach z zakresu neurotechnologii w Bułgarii
Interfejs mózg–komputer to technologia, która zbiera sygnały z mózgu i przekazuje je do urządzenia zewnętrznego, które wydaje polecenia. Poznanie interakcji pomiędzy implantami a tkanką mózgową pomoże zmaksymalizować potencjał tej technologii. Celem finansowanego ze środków UE projektu VIBraTE jest wsparcie utworzenia laboratorium zajmującego się tymi implantami w ramach Instytutu Technologii Informacyjnych i Komunikacyjnych Bułgarskiej Akademii Nauk. Wśród celów laboratorium znajdzie się modelowanie i badanie właściwości, geometrii i skutków mechanicznych interakcji mózgu z wszczepionymi elektrodami. Projekt zwiększy widoczność badawczą Instytutu w dziedzinie neurotechnologii na arenie międzynarodowej.
Cel
IICT is an autonomous institute within the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The VIBraTE project aims at enhancing the scientific excellence of IICT and its capacity to gain competitive research funding by establishing an ERA Chair focused on a better understanding of the interactions of implants with the brain tissue and the technologies to interface the human brain (i.e. brain-computer interfacing, BCI) and Deep Brain Stimulation devices. The high-level scientific objectives of the action are to: (i) investigate the viscoelastic coupling between the brain and implanted electrodes; (ii) optimize the interface geometry for invasive and non-invasive BCIs; (iii) model and investigate diffusion of substances around implants; (iv) model the mechanical effects on recorded brain activity. The Chair will open an experimental BCI lab, which will test model predictions in brain tissue phantom models and will close the loop between theory and experiment. The action will also establish a project management and technology office that will support the long-term funding strategy of the Chair and stakeholder interactions. The long-term ambition of the action is to enable the formation of a Bulgarian high-tech pole in neurotechnology. The prospective Chair relies on the combined expertise of the ERA Chair holder in neurotechnology and mathematical modeling with the relevant expertise in neural network models and scientific computing and signal processing, already available at the host. The VIBraTE chair will allow for the formation of a group with top expertise in Bulgaria, which will participate as an equal partner in international research programs and will become a central knowledge hub for neurotechnology in the country.
Dziedzina nauki
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsignal processing
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputational science
- medical and health sciencesmedical biotechnologyimplants
- natural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsmathematical model
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencecomputational intelligence
Słowa kluczowe
Program(-y)
Zaproszenie do składania wniosków
HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-01
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsKoordynator
1113 Sofia
Bułgaria