Dr Andrew Jackson
Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow
Telephone: +44 (0)191 208 6685
E-mail: andrew.jackson@ncl.ac.uk
Research Interests
Movement neuroscience, epilepsy, neurotechnology, neural prosthetics, Brain-Machine Interfaces
Current Work
PI of CANDO (Controlling Abnormal Network Dynamics using Optogenetics), a multi-site, interdisciplinary project to develop a cortical implant for optogenetic neural control of seizures. See www.cando.ac.uk
A neural prosthesis to restore hand function following spinal cord injury and stroke - We are developing implantable electronic devices and surgical techniques for delivering electrical stimulation to the spinal cord, controlled in real-time from neural signals recorded in the brain.
Investigating mechanisms of learning and plasticity during operation of myoelectric-controlled interfaces and brain-machine interfaces - We use tasks requiring subjects to control computer cursors directly from electrophysiological signals in order to understand the brain mechanisms that underlie learning of abstract neuromotor mappings.
Postgraduate Supervision
- Thomas Hall
- Felipe de Carvalho
- Ed Hodkin
- Damar Susilaradeya
- Jennifer Tulip
Funding
- Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship -Overcoming the scientific and technological barriers to long-term incorporation of neuroprostheses into motor networks
- EPSRC Project Grant - Ultra Low Power Implantable Platform for Next Generation Neural Interfaces"
- MRC Project Grant - "Optimal Feedback Control of a Neuromotor Interface"
- MRC Milstein Award - "Wearable Devices for Reprogramming the Nervous System"
- EPSRC Cross-Disciplinary Account - "NanoLAB"
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