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Traumatic injury or neurological diseases can significantly alter or impair the lifestyle of the afflicted individual. Driven by the needs of potential users, our engineers and scientists at the Center for Adaptive Neural Systems (ANS) are designing and developing technology to offset the effects of spinal cord injury, orthopedic injury, Parkinson’s disease and cerebral palsy. Applying a multifaceted approach, the center seeks to investigate the effects of trauma and disorders of the nervous system, to replace damaged or lost functionality, or to repair the system using advanced adaptive devices and therapeutic techniques. Read More »

Center News

Prof. Ranu Jung in collaboration with Profs. James Abbas, Bertan Bakkaloglu, Kenneth Horch, Sayfie Kiaei, Stephen Phillips and Marco Santello from ASU and partners from Mayo Clinic, Motion Control Inc, Cochlear Ltd. and Artificial Limb Specialists, were awarded a five year Bioengineering Research Partnership award (National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, PI: R. Jung,. "Neural Enabled Prostheses with Sensorimotor Integration";
09/30/2007- 06/30/2012, $3,281,759

Dr. Narayanan Krishnamurthi was appointed to the Program Committee of the First International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC-2008) http://www.biostec.org/

Prof. Sharon Crook in collaboration with Prof. Steve Baer from the Department of Mathematics &Statistics was recently awarded a three year research grant from National Science Foundation (NSF Mathematical Biology, PI: Baer, Co-PI: Crook, Carl Gardner and Christian Ringhofer, Multiscale Modeling of the Neural Subcircuits in the Outer-Plexiform Layer of the Retina 9/1/2007-8/31/2010; $300,000)

April 06, 2007 - Dr. Devin Jindrich's research featured in Fox News.com.

“Oddly –Shaped Bodies Help Ostriches Run Fast”

The Center for Adaptive Neural Systems presents a symposium on "Adaptation and Learning in Neuro-Biomechatronic Systems"

Supported by National Science Foundation

Thursday March 22, 1:00 pm- 5:00pm & Friday, March 23, 8:45am - 12:30pm

All lectures will be held in the Biodesign Auditorium

Guest lecturers include:

  • Apostolos Georgopoulos
  • Scott Frey
  • David Fuller
  • Arunava Majumdar
  • Thomas Stieglitz
  • Ralph Etienne-Cummings

View the symposium flyer

For more information: contact Betsy Arnold at 480-414-2626 or betsy.arnold@asu.edu

ANS's Ranu Jung Elected President of the Organization for Computational Neuroscience

Dr. Ranu Jung, co-director of the Center for Adaptive Neural Systems, was recently elected to a three-year term as president of the Organization for Computational Neuroscience at the 15th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting held in Edinburgh, UK, in July, 2006. Read More »

Banner Good Samaritan Help People Living with Spinal Cord Injury

A collaboration between the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University and the Clinical Neurobiology & Bioengineering Research Center (CNBRC) at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center will seek to assist people with spinal cord injuries to exercise, stand and possibly prevent the onset of chronic disease such as diabetes due to inactivity. Read More »

Study Participation

We periodically have opportunities for individuals with disabilities to participate in research studies. Call (480) 965-9489 to receive notification of these opportunities.

 

"One of the hallmarks of biological systems is the ability to adapt. In our work, we mimic neurobiological systems in order to endow technology with the ability to adapt, and we use technology to maximize adaptations in neurobiological systems. With these approaches, we aim to promote functional adaptation after disability."

"Our goal is to improve the quality of life of individuals with disabilities by designing techniques to investigate, replace and repair damaged neural systems to enhance mobility and functionality. Whether a person has spinal cord injury, limb loss or Parkinson's disease, mobility and functionality mean independence."

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