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The Donders AI for Neurotech Lab centers its research on core themes in advanced neurotechnology: brain reading and writing to restore sensory function, decoding cognitive states and motor control, and developing AI-powered neural prosthetics.
To drive these advancements, the lab leverages key technical AI components, focusing primarily on:
With a commitment to socially aware and responsible AI systems.
The Donders AI for Neurotech Lab is dedicated to bridging the gap between technical AI research and next-generation neurotechnology.
The lab’s mission and vision are to develop machine learning solutions for brain reading and writing to restore sensory and cognitive functions, including vision in the blind, hearing in the deaf, seizure suppression in epilepsy, and communication and control in the paralyzed, by combining advanced AI techniques with neural implants.
The impact of the lab lies in accelerating patient-centered neurotech solutions, achieved by validating breakthroughs directly in clinical and real-time settings alongside industrial partners, fostering cross-disciplinary talent, and embedding socially aware and responsible AI frameworks in close collaboration with bioethicists to ensure trust and safety across the neurotech ecosystem.
Cortical implants for vision restoration – Focuses on using machine learning to extract relevant visual information and convert it into real-time stimulation patterns for cortical implants to restore functional vision in blind patients.
Improvement of signal processing in cochlear implants – Aims to enhance speech understanding in noisy daily environments for deaf and hearing-impaired users by applying machine learning for noise reduction and signal cleanup in auditory implants.
Decoding of cognitive states – Develops statistical and digital twinning frameworks to monitor, forecast, and regulate internal cognitive states (such as stress, attention, or emotion) from noisy physiological data.
Decoding of motor movements for communication and control – Utilizes deep learning to decode brain signals (such as motor intentions or internal thoughts) to help restore communication and device control for paralyzed individuals.
Abbott represents a global healthcare and medical device company known for developing diagnostic tools, nutritional products, and neuromodulation therapies to improve patient lives.
Advanced Bionics is a global leader in hearing technology that develops advanced cochlear implant systems to restore sound and speech perception for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour is a world-leading brain research institute dedicated to understanding human cognition, neural networks, and brain function.
OnePlanet Research Center is an innovation center combining nano- and chip technologies with digital science to drive advances in preventive healthcare, nutrition, and sustainability.
Phosphoenix is a Dutch startup focused on restoring functional vision in blind individuals through high-density visual cortical implants and neurotechnology.
