As Neuralink, a brain-computer interface (BCI) company led by eccentric billionaire Elon Musk, continues to make headlines, UBC is preparing to make a significant impact in the design and application of BCI technology.
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April 8, 2019
Epileptic seizure or not? New deep learning model has the answer
Technology to detect epileptic seizures may soon be more efficient and reliable than ever before, thanks to a new machine learning model developed by researchers at the University of British Columbia.
While some…
March 21, 2019
Not all stem cells are created equal
The below news release, by Qin Dai at the University of Toronto's Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, features new research from the lab of UBC and U of T professor Peter Zandstra:
…March 18, 2019
Although volleyball is a limited-contact sport, many volleyball players still sustain concussions from unfortunate encounters with high-speed balls. Now investigators at the University of British Columbia have found that the…
March 8, 2019
Rewriting the Future in Bioink
One morning in March 2006, eight men gathered in a hospital ward in northwest London. Young and healthy, they were there to participate in a clinical trial for TGN1412, an experimental arthritis and leukemia drug. At eight o’…