Deshmukh and Settell characterize sources of artifact
Dr. Megan Settell and PhD student Ashlesha Deshmukh spearheaded the process of characterizing sources of neural appearing artifact in stimulation evoked compound action potentials (ECAP). In order to improve Spinal ECAP recordings these two WITNe …
February 20, 2025Congratulations Dr. Chen!
A man known for his cool science images (see https://news.wisc.edu/the-2022-winners-cool-science-image-contest/) and cool science in general, Dr. Rex Chin-Hao Chen successfully defended his PhD last week to a packed room and zoom. Dr. Chen has been …
November 19, 2024Dr. Aaron Suminski wins Ramirez Award for excellence in neurosurgery
Congratulations to WITNe Associate Director Dr. Aaron Suminski on received the Lincoln F Ramirez Award from the Department of Neurological Surgery, as well as being awarded the title of Distinguished Scientist by the School of …
August 7, 2024Early stage NSF grant awarded to Dr. Aviad Hai
Dr. Aviad Hai has received an Early-Concept Grant from the National Science Foundation for research in nanofabricated brain sensors. Dr. Hai has been spearheading incredible research since being at UW-Madison and WITNe couldn’t be more …
August 6, 2024Dr. Coventry and the Bayesian tool box
Drs. Brandon Coventry and Edward Bartlett outline a way to use statistics to improve hypothesis testing. Coventry and Bartlett use practical Bayesian inference in an accessible and approachable way to help with improved research statistics …
July 26, 2024Hai Lab pioneers new methods for reconstructing brain networks
Dr. Hai and his PhD student, Adam Vareberg, have published “Interference of network connectivity from temporally binned spike trains” in the Journal of Neuroscience Methods, Vol 404. Dr. Hai, Vareberg, and the Hai lab have pioneered …
April 23, 2024Dr. Ludwig and WITNe in the News
Dr. Ludwig has been weighing in on controversial the Neuralink human brain implant roll out: https://www.reuters.com/technology/want-details-elon-musks-brain-implant-trial-youll-have-ask-him-2024-02-02/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-29/elon-musk-says-first-human-patient-has-received-brain-implant
February 2, 2024The Hai Lab Triumphs Over MRI Theory
Dr. Aviad Hai, PhD student Ilhan Bok, PhD student Alireza Ashtiani, and assistant scientist Beth Rauch have validated computational simulations regarding how particle clustering, size, and geometry affects signaling in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Dr. …
January 9, 2024Dr. Ludwig Weighs in on Brain Signal Implant
Implant lets people type on virtual keyboards with just brain signals A developing brain implant may let body bound people connect with the digital world. The Synchron brain implant is on track to become one …
January 8, 2024Dr. Ludwig, Podcast Celebrity, Strikes Again
The fourth Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast, where they discuss the unwritten rules, or “hidden curriculum,” of scientific research at every career stage. Navigating your …
November 6, 2023Dr. Williams Receives Kellet Award
Twelve faculty have been honored with Kellett Mid-Career Awards to support those promoted to tenured positions seven to 20 years ago and who have made key research contributions in their fields. The award, named …
November 6, 2023Congrats to Dr. Nicolai
Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Evan Nicolai who graduated from the Mayo Clinic BME program last week. Evan graduated with 14 papers published during his PhD, 4 first-author, and a fifth first-author paper about to go …
November 6, 2023Moshchin et. al quantifies changes in local basal ganglia
Moshchin et. al quantifies changes in local basal ganglia
August 15, 2023Hai Lab Reverse Engineers Silent Neural Networks
The Hai lab introduces a new concept for reverse engineering silent neuronal networks.
August 15, 2023Nicolai et al Stimulates Vagus Nerve with Endovascular Electrode Array
This post has been adapted from the abstract from Vagus Nerve Stimulation Using an Endovascular Electrode Array – Evan N Nicolai, Jorge Arturo Larco, Sarosh I Madhani, Samuel J Asirvatham, Su-youne Chang, Kip A Ludwig, Luis …
August 15, 2023Dr. Ludwig weighs in on Neuralink
WITNe co-director, Kip Ludwig, weighed in on Neuralink in an article published by Reuters. Read the full Reuters article here. “Exclusive: Musk’s Neuralink valued at about $5 blm despite long road to market – Rachel Levy, …
June 5, 2023
Dr. Ludwig Is On Our Summer Reading List
Sally Adee’s new book “We Are Electric: inside the 200 year hunt for our body’s bioelectric code, and what the future holds” (published Spring 2023) lives up to it’s title; and from a purely narcissistic …
March 31, 2023
Achieving Scientific Rigor the WITNe Way
WITNe co-director, Dr. Kip Ludwig, was featured on the SfN website with an article regarding the challenges and joys of building a lab culture of continual improvement. In the WITNe labs Dr. Ludwig emphasizes diversity …
March 31, 2023
Better living through wireless brain technologies!
Suyash Bhatt and Emily Masterson, et al., have taken wireless to the next level. Through their published paper Wireless in vivo recording of cortical activity by an ion-sensitive field effect transistor they were able to …
March 5, 2023
Dr. Verma crosses the finish line
In his tenure at WITNe Dr. Nishant Verma’s tenacity and drive has led to him graduating with his PhD in less than 4 years. He accomplished more in his short time here than could have …
December 22, 2022