I am a Neural Engineer developing intracortical brain computer interfaces for the restoration of sensation and movement in human patients in the Neural Bypass lab at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. My work incorporates microelectrode arrays, spinal cord stimulation and machine learning to expand our knowledge of the sensorimotor loop and build better neural prosthetics.
I recently defended my PhD in Richard Andersen’s neural prosthetics lab at Caltech. My graduate research focused on how tactile experiences are constructed by the brain using sensory inputs and internal models, as well as understanding how multisensory contexts affect artificially generated sensations in people with spinal cord injuries. To study these topics, I have used a combination of human electrophysiology data collected with microelectrode arrays, behavioral data, intracortical microstimulation (ICMS), and virtual reality environments.
My most recent project is on how touch experiences are composed of multi-sensory inputs, and how the topographic organization of somatosensory cortex is less rigid that previous thought. Check out the paper here!