Neuroengineering
Research in neuroengineering at the University of Rochester involves the study of biological mechanisms of neural systems and the integration of these systems with devices and diagnostic techniques.
In particular, our faculty has special interests in the vestibular, auditory, and visual sensory systems. Students have opportunities in clinical, translational and basic science research involving both experimental and computational neuroscience.
Neuroengineering often refers to the application of engineering principles to:
- Understand the biological mechanisms of neural systems (reverse engineering, sensation, neuronal disorders)
- Design or construct devices that interface or interact with the nervous system (forward engineering, neural prosthetics, equipment for treatment or diagnostics)
Affiliated professional society: The Rochester Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience
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| Laurel H. Carney, PhD | Auditory neuroscience; neurophysiological, behavioral, and computational studies of hearing; signal processing for hearing aids |
| Benjamin T. Crane, MD, PhD | The interaction of vision, the vestibular system, and human disease on motion perception |
| Greg DeAngelis, PhD | Visual neuroscience; multi-sensory integration; neural coding; linking neurons to perception |
| Greg T. Gdowski, PhD | Vestibular neurophysiology: sensory neural control underlying the coordination of postural movements |
| Edmund Lalor, PhD | Human sensory neurophysiology; Brain-computer interfacing; Computational neuroscience; Neural encoding of natural sounds; Sensory processing in psychiatric and developmental disorders |
| Anne E. Luebke, PhD | Role of cochlear outer hair cells in hearing and hearing loss, at both the molecular and systems levels |
| Ross Maddox, PhD | Auditory neuroscience; Audio-visual integration; Selective attention; Development of electroencephalography paradigms for research and diagnosis |
| Jong-Hoon Nam, PhD | Biophysics of inner ear sensory cells, cell mechanics |
| Maiken Nedergaard, MD, DMSc | The basic biology of glial cells in the CNS and the role of astrocytes in several neurological diseases, including stroke, spinal cord injury, epilepsy, tremor, and ALS; Research is aimed at defining new strategies for the treatment of neurological diseases that target astrocytic dysfunction |
| Marc H. Schieber, MD, PhD | Neural control of individuated finger movements |
| Scott H. Seidman, PhD | Vestibular systems, motor learning, physiological models, multi-sensory integration |
| David R. Williams, PhD | Vision science, advanced ophthalmic technologies |