NeuroEng@Usach

The goal of the NeuroEngineering Group at Usach is to contribute to the understanding and improvement of electrical neuromodulation therapies by means of computational modeling and engineering techniques. As well, we aim to provide engineering tools and analyses to understand neural system function.

Research

Complexity analysis in electrophysiological signals

Healthy states appear to be more complex than those observed in disease. We perform complexity and entropy analyses of physiological signals to provide tools for diagnosis.

Nerve fiber modeling

We are analyzing computational models of nerve fibers to understand how they respond to high-frequency stimulation waveforms. Our goal is to use mathematical modeling and engineering techniques to improve existing models and contribute to the improvement of electrical neuromodulation therapies.

Noninvasive Electrical Stimulation of the Spinal Cord for Pain Management

We are developing computational models of noninvasive electrical stimulation to design strategies that are able to reach spinal cord structures using surface electrodes. Modulating the activity of nerve fibers or neurons in the spine is being used for pain relief in people with chronic pain.

Meet the Team

Principal Investigator

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Leo Medina

Principal Investigator

Grad Students

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Boris Bustos

MSc student

Research Assistants

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Maximiliano Orellana

Research assistant

Constanza Aravena

Research assistant

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Eduardo Berríos

Research assistant

Josué Hernández

Research assistant

Marcelo Illanes

Research assistant

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Tiara Torres

Research assistant

Collaborators

Adrian Palacios

Cristóbal Rojas

Joaquín Araya-Arriagada

Max Chacón

Eduardo Cerpa

Esteban Paduro

Matias Courdurier

Warren M. Grill

Rómulo Fuentes

Pedro Chaná-Cuevas

Patricio Orio

Andrea Slachevsky

Ruth Pérez

Publications

(2020). Design of a low-cost neuromuscular blockade monitoring device. 2020 5th International Conference on Intelligent Informatics and Biomedical Sciences (ICIIBMS).

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(2015). Mammalian Motor Nerve Fibers, Models of. Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience.

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(2013). Circuit and volume conductor models of transcutaneous electrical stimulation. International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, NER.

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(2005). Linear versus nonlinear neural modeling for 2-D pattern recognition. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A:Systems and Humans.

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Contact

  • +56 22 718 0925‬
  • Av. Víctor Jara 3659, Santiago, RM, Chile
  • Room 228, Depto. Ingeniería Informática, USACH.