The NRC is an interdisciplinary research and innovation center combining neuroscience in vivo and in
The NRC is an interdisciplinary research and innovation center combining neuroscience in vivo and in vitro, nano- and microtechnology, and organic chemistry in the development of a new generation of neural interfaces for communication with the nervous system in basic research and clinical applications. The center is coordinated by Professor Jens Schouenborg (Neurophysiology, Faculty of Medicine) and involves researchers from the Faculties of Medicine, Engineering (LTH), Science, and Humanities.
26/06/2024
Listen to professor Jens Schouenborg at Almedalen, “Swedish politics week”. In a panel by Statens Medicin-etiska råd, the Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics. (In Swedish)
Frisk, smart och lycklig – hjärnforskning och etik | Almedalsveckan Play Den demokratiska mötesplatsen för alla
24/02/2024
Prof. Jens Schouenborg discuss the future of brain research on Vetenskapsradion, Sveriges Radio, ’Brain chips in humans have become a reality - this is how they should be used.'
Listen here (in Swedish):
Chip i hjärnan på människor har blivit verklighet – så ska de användas - Vetenskapsradion Nyheter Nyligen kom nyheten att den första patienten som fått chippet Neuralink inopererat i hjärnan kan styra en datormus med sina tankar. Många forskar idag ...
04/10/2023
Congratulations to Michael Andersen and Jens Schouenborg. For publishing their work on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as a more biocompatible alternative to glass for optogenetics in Nature Scientific Reports.
Read the full article here:
Polydimethylsiloxane as a more biocompatible alternative to glass in optogenetics - Scientific Reports Optogenetics is highly useful to stimulate or inhibit defined neuronal populations and is often used together with electrophysiological recordings. Due to poor pe*******on of light in tissue, there is a need for biocompatible wave guides. Glass wave guides are relatively stiff and known to cause gli...
13/07/2023
Powerful pain management with no noticeable side effects!
Congratulations to Matilde Forni, Palmi Thor Thorbergsson, Lina Gällentoft, Jonas Thelin and Jens Schouenborg for publishing "Sustained and potent analgesia with negligible side effects enabled by adaptive individualized granular stimulation in rat brainstem"
Read the full article here:
Sustained and potent analgesia with negligible side effects enabled by adaptive individualized granular stimulation in rat brainstem - IOPscience Published 18 May 2023 • © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd Journal of Neural Engineering, Volume 20, Number 3 Citation Matilde Forni et al 2023 J. Neural Eng. 20 036014 DOI 10.1088/1741-2552/acd3b2
31/05/2023
Professor Jens Schouenborg was intervjued by TT on Friday, May 26th. The intervju was regarding the fact that Elon Musks company Neuralink has got a FDA-approval for clinical trials. The NRC and Neuronano AB works for getting an approval and start clinical trials within a year.
Read the intervju here:
in English https://newsbeezer.com/swedeneng/elon-musks-company-is-allowed-to-test-brain-implants/
in Swedish https://www.di.se/digital/elon-musks-foretag-far-testa-hjarnimplantat-pa-manniskor/
Elon Musks företag får testa hjärnimplantat på människor Den kontroversielle entreprenören Elon Musks företag Neuralink har fått klartecken att testa sitt hjärnimplantat på människor. Än så länge är det inte klart exakt vad försöken går ut på, men hans förhoppning är bland annat att ge blinda synen tillbaka.
17/05/2023
NRC doctor Matilde Forni won the award for Best Thesis in Neuroscience 2022! Congratulations! Please join us in celebrating this on Thursday May 25th!
You can read Matilde Forni's thesis here:https://lucris.lub.lu.se/ws/portalfiles/portal/129271841/Thesis.pdf
23/04/2023
Listen to Prof. Jens Schouenborg on Swedish radio talking about brain implantation.
In Swedish:
Därför drömmer Elon Musk om chip i hjärnan - I hjärnan på Louise Epstein Louise Epstein och Anders Hansen synar entreprenören Elon Musks vision om att mikrochip ska kunna optimera människors hjärnor.
19/12/2022
NRC's newest doctor:
PhD Matilde Forni
You did a great job today, as always!
In the picture is Matilde Forni with her Faculty Opponent Prof. Sten Grillner.
25/11/2022
Congratulations to Matilde Forni who “nailed her thesis to the wall” today!
Thesis defence is on December 19th.
05/09/2022
With the DBS (deep brain stimulation) technology used at Neuronano, we never miss the target.
While ensuring electrode coverage of the target area in the brain, optimal symptom relief is achieved by fine-tuning the stimulating pattern electrode by electrode. Stay tuned on our website to find out more about how we work for exact precision technology within DBS.
At Neuronano we work hard every day to find new and modern treatments for diseases such as Parkinson and other neurological conditions.
Read more about our exciting work at neuronano.se
07/07/2022
Professor Jens Schouenborg, leading the NRC, has been invited to participate in a panel discussion with Brilliant Minds about ”Decoding the senses”.
Brilliant Minds Foundation is a global platform for the most creative individuals to unite on world-changing ideas. So we are really proud to be a part of this discussion.
https://brilliantminds.co/events/
02/12/2021
It is gratifying to see that our work is recieving worldwide attension. Please see Universal-Sci: https://www.universal-sci.com/article/relieving-chronic-pain-with-microelectrodes
To read the full scientific article in Science Advances by Forni et.al. please see post below (October 11).
No more painkillers? Scientists developed a side-effect free method to relieve pain Swedish scientists achieved a major breakthrough with a drug free technique to relieve intense pain with no discernable side effects