Graphic of neurons mapped across a brain

Neural Engineering

Using computer engineering, robotics and other technical disciplines to investigate how the nervous system works, and how it can be manipulated

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Laura Cabrera

  • Huck Early Career Chair in Neuroethics
  • Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics

The ethical and societal implications of neurotechnologies used for treatment as well as for enhancement purposes.

Nikki Crowley

  • Director, Penn State Neuroscience Institute – University Park
  • Huck Chair in Neural Engineering

Investigation of peptidergic transmission throughout the brain, using cell-specific and pathway-specific manipulations to. . .

Patrick Drew

  • Associate Director, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
  • Professor of Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Engineering Science and Mechanics, and Neurosurgery

Optical imaging of brain dynamics during sleep and behavior; Role of blood flow and cerebrospinal fluid movement in. . .

Bruce Gluckman

  • Director of the Center for Neural Engineering
  • Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, of Neurosurgery, and of Biomedical Engineering

The dynamics of neural systems, how group dynamics form or emerge from the coupled dynamics of individual units, and how to. . .

Xiaogang Hu

  • Huck Chair in Neurorehabilitation
  • Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Kinesiology, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Neural-machine interface, somatosensory feedback, neural control of biological and bionic hands, neuromuscular disorder.

Dezhe Jin

  • Associate Professor of Physics

Computational models of neural basis of motor control and learning; theoretical analysis of biological neural networks.

Reuben Kraft

  • Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Computational methods and high performance computing to examine brain neurotrauma biomechanics; human structural connectome. . .

Nina Lauharatanahirun

  • Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health and Biomedical Engineering

Using computational modeling, behavioral economic paradigms, and functional neuroimaging (fMRI/EEG) to understand the neural. . .

Xiao Liu

  • Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Grayson Sipe

  • Assistant Professor of Biology

Studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms that drive brain state shifts, which are crucial for understanding maladaptive. . .

Nanyin Zhang

  • Associate Director of Neural Engineering, Biodevices, and AI, Penn State Neuroscience Institute – University Park
  • Huck Chair in Brain Imaging

Investigating the pathophysiology of brain disorders using neuroimaging, behavioral and optogenetic methods.

Tao Zhou

  • Assistant Professor

The intersection of neuroengineering, electronics, materials science, and bioengineering, with the goal to improve human. . .