University of Houston Brain-Machine Interface Systems Team

09/30/2025

Congratulations to The BRAIN Center neuroengineering students Lianne Sánchez Rodríguez Maxine Annel Pacheco Ramírez Aime J. Aguilar-Herrera and Yoshua E. Lima-Carmona who will be visualizing brain signals during art performance.

Check out the deployment of mobile brain-body imaging technology during art-science performances

Oct 3rd at the Alley Theatre - Houston, Texas

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/senales-latino-neuroscience-surgery-brainwave-mariachi-live-tickets-1708794713989?aff=oddtdtcreator

UH Cullen College of Engineering
UH STEM Center

02/22/2025

Are you interested in conducting undergraduate research in neurotechnologies at The BRAIN Center in the Fall ? Apply to the PURS fellowship at the University of Houston.

📝Applications are open for the fall 2025 Provost's Undergraduate Research Scholarship! 🔎This research opportunity provides funding for undergraduates to participate in a part-time, semester-long research experience under the direction of UH faculty during the fall 2025 semester! PURS offers a $1,000 scholarship and is open to students of all majors! Go to www.uh.edu/purs to learn more and apply by April 21, 2025!⏰

09/28/2024

🎉 The Great Conversation is back at the Honors College at the University of Houston!

Join me for an engaging discussion on "Your Brain on Art”

Don’t miss this opportunity to support scholarships at the Honors College! Let’s make a difference together! Learn more about my table and others at: https://bit.ly/4e94C0I

Let’s connect—sponsor a table and join the conversation!

09/07/2024

BIG NEWS: The University of Houston has ascended 22 spots to rank No. 46 among public universities on the latest Forbes list of America’s Top Colleges for 2025.

The annual list ranks the 500 schools that produce successful, high-earning and influential graduates from all economic backgrounds, with less student debt. The rankings are based on several key metrics, prioritizing outcomes that matter most to students and their families.

UH performed well in the Forbes ranking due in large part to the success of our students and the University’s efforts to breakdown socioeconomic disparities. UH students, regardless of their financial or family background, are graduating and starting successful careers.

More details here: https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2024/september/090524-forbes-top-colleges-list.php?utm_campaign=&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

05/24/2024

TThe BRAIN Centerand UCSF network organizes first Music, Brain Health and Dementia Summit!

Last week, approximately 40 experts, graduate students, and postdoctoral trainees from multiple disciplines gathered in Washington DC for our first Music, Brain Health, and Dementia Summit to helping better understand how Music Based Interventions affect the health and wellbeing of older adults and their care partners. AARP The BRAIN Center Mei RuiAime AguilarTyler OrcuttLauren SerranoNational Institute on Aging - NIHUCSF School of NursingJulian SilvaAnthony Brandt Yosh Lima Pepe Contreras-Vidal Annel Pacheco Aime Aguilar National Endowment for the Arts

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556130841094

The goal of our network is to accelerate research that aims to understand the mechanisms by which Music Based Interventions (MBIs) affect health and well-being for older adults living with Dementia and their care partners.

05/23/2023

I am honored to share again the podium with Dr Anthony Brandt to give a joint Keynote Address at the University of Virginia : Bridging the Arts and Real-World Neuroimaging to Explore the Human Mind

Prof. Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal (University of Houston) & Prof. Anthony Brandt (Rice University)

02/26/2023