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  1. Engineering Mental Health

    27 augustus 2024 · 51 min

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    This episode features Paradromics CEO Matt Angle in a compelling discussion with Amit Etkin, Founder and CEO of Alto Neuroscience; Maryam Shanechi, Dean's Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Neuroscience, Computer Science, and Biomedical Engineering at USC; and Prasad Shirvalkar, Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, Neurology and Anesthesia at UC San Francisco. They delve into the intersection of neurotechnology and psychiatry, discussing innovative approaches to treating mental health disorders, the potential of machine learning models, and the challenges associated with obtaining and analyzing brain data. The discussion emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and the promising future of personalized therapies for psychiatric conditions. They also address the limitations of current diagnostic tools like the DSM and the need for scalable, real-world solutions. Lees meer

    Guest Quote:

    “There's artificial intelligence and there's actual intelligence. And that actual intelligence, when it comes to analyzing data, I feel goes a really, really long way. True subject matter expertise.” - Amit Etkin

    Timestamps:

    *(00:00) Welcome to Neurotech Pub

    *(00:45) Icebreaker: Unpopular Beliefs

    *(05:36) Non-surgical brain activity recording and diagnostics

    *(13:32) Understanding pain: Subjective reports vs. physical representations

    *(16:33) Rethinking psychiatry and DSM alignment

    *(21:07) Determining brain data needs and tool validation

    *(26:47) The need for explainability in AI algorithms

    *(35:49) Timescales in mental health interventions

    *(41:22) Advice for aspiring neurotech researchers

    *(46:25) Closing Thoughts

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  2. Where There's Blood, There's Signal

    30 juli 2024 · 1 uur 49 min

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    This episode features Paradromics CEO Matt Angle in a compelling discussion with Sumner Norman, Co-founder & CEO at Forest Neurotech; Ryan Field,CEO at Kernel; and Mary Lou Jepsen, Founder and CEO of Openwater. They share their career influences, discuss the challenges of managing interdisciplinary teams, and explore the future of neuroimaging and brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Delving into ultrasound and optical-based techniques, they highlight the transformative potential of non-invasive methods for diagnosing and treating brain conditions. Furthermore, they addresses regulatory hurdles, the evolution of focused research organizations, and offers valuable advice for early-career researchers on leveraging industry trends and fundamental research to drive technological advancements. Lees meer

    Guest Quote:

    “And I think what we're trying to work on is the silicon hospital of the future with this capability, like the modern smartphone, that can reach everybody, regardless of income levels or borders.” - Mary Lou Jepsen

    Timestamps:

    *(00:00) Welcome to Neurotech Pub

    *(00:06) Meet the Guests

    *(02:48) Balancing Mentorship and Startup Demands

    *(05:36) Interdisciplinary Challenges in Neurotech

    *(07:11) Hardware Development and Efficiency

    *(18:12) Medical Device Development and Regulatory Challenges

    *(23:37) Technical Deep Dive: Optical and Acoustic Signatures

    *(24:00) Ultrasound in Brain-Computer Interfaces

    *(34:57) Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Mental Health

    *(55:55) Understanding Stroke and Thrombectomy

    *(56:51) Innovations in Cancer Treatment and Blood Flow Analysis

    *(57:39) Challenges and Trials in Medical Technology

    *(58:42) Open Source Medical Technology and Global Collaboration

    *(58:59) The Evolution of Brain-Computer Interfaces

    *(01:02:42) Advancements in Ultrasound Technology

    *(01:03:39) The Role of MEMS and Silicon in Medical Devices

    *(01:09:29) The Importance of Fundamental Research

    *(01:14:48) The Future of Neurotechnology and Industry Trends

    *(0…

  3. Now That’s a Lot of Power

    2 juli 2024 · 1 uur 14 min

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    This episode features Paradromics CEO Matt Angle in a compelling discussion with Grayson Zulauf, CEO of Resonant Link; Alex Yeh, CTO and VP of R&D at Neuspera Medical; and Jacob Robinson, Founder and CEO of Motif Neurotech. They explore the latest advancements in neurotechnology, focusing on wireless power transfer, implantable devices, and brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). The conversation highlights transformative innovations in treating mental health conditions like major depressive disorder, OCD, and ADHD with less invasive wireless devices, enhancing patient care and acceptance. Personal stories and insights on market expansion and patient-friendly treatments are shared, along with valuable advice for investors on the potential of neurotechnology in improving overall mental health and medical care. Lees meer

    Guest Quote:

    “The message that I would want to send is, there is a future in which we look at neurotechnologies no differently than we look at cardiac pacemakers.

    These are life saving devices, in many cases less invasive than a device that goes in your heart. There's no reason why anybody wouldn't want to feel better. To be healthier mentally and just live a better quality of life. So that's what we're trying to enable” - Jacob Robinson

    Show Notes:

    *(00:00) Welcome to Neurotech Pub

    *(00:46) Meet the Guests

    *(02:45) Discussing Industry Competitors

    *(09:54) Wireless Power Transfer in Medical Devices

    *(16:38) Exploring Inductive and Magnetoelectric Power

    *(27:35) Ultrasound in real-world devices

    *(33:31) Patient Experience and Device Miniaturization

    *(36:24) Designing for Patient Comfort and Practicality

    *(38:20) Innovations in Power and Data Transmission

    *(39:32) Miniaturization and Its Impact

    *(41:12) Battery Technology in Medical Devices

    *(43:19) Future of Implantable Batteries

    *(45:16) Implanted Battery Companies Integer and Resonetics

    *(46:31) Intermittent Stimulation and Therapy

    *(49:28) Power Consumption in Future Implants

    *(59:52) Data Tran…

  4. Your Future Self Will Thank You | Connectomics Part II

    22 maart 2023 · 1 uur 1 min

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    We’re back with Part II of our two-part series on Connectomics! Lees meer

    In part one we speculated on the legal and ethical implications of emerging technologies in the connectomics field. In part two, we don our lab coats and take a deep dive into the latest research tools, from fixation protocols for the preservation of neural tissue, to multimodal imaging techniques, to the machine intelligence designed to interpret massive data sets and reconstruct the vast neural circuits that make up the connectome.

    Our guests are:

    Kenneth Hayworth, PhD, President and Co-Founder of the Brain Preservation Foundation, Senior Scientist at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Farm Research Campus (JFRC)

    Robert McIntyre, CEO at Nectome

    Jeremy Maitin-Shepard, PhD, Software Engineer–Connectomics at Google

    In this episode, Ken and Robert from part one return to the pub, and we are also joined by Jeremy Maitin-Shepard, an engineer and researcher at Google, who shares insights into some of the machine intelligence modalities being used to decode previously uncharted neural networks. Check out Jeremy’s recent paper on BioRxiv, as well as his published work at Google.

    If you missed part one, you can listen and explore the show notes here. Cheers!

    Show Notes:

    0:00 | Intro

    1:03 | Kenneth Hayworth, PhD

    1:12 | Robert McKintyre, CEO, Nectome

    1:17 | Jeremy Maitin-Shepard, PhD

    1:51 | Setting the record straight

    3:09 | The nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage φX174

    4:22 | Frozen Zoo at San Diego Zoo

    12:01| Glutaraldehyde and reduction techniques for immunolabeling

    17:39 | SWITCH Framework

    19:14 | Population Responses in V1 Encode Different Figures by Response Amplitude

    Enhanced mirror neuron network activity and effective connectivity during live interaction among female subjects

    Permeabilization-free en bloc immunohistochemistry for correlative microscopy

    19:57 | Synaptic Signaling in Learning and Memory

    Structure and function of a neocortical synapse

    Engineering a memory…

  5. We're in Heated Agreement Over Here | Connectomics Part I

    15 maart 2023 · 49 min

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    Welcome back to Neurotech Pub! Lees meer

    In this first installment of two episodes on Connectomics, host and Paradromics CEO Matt Angle kicks off a lively discussion on the rapidly accelerating research in the mapping, preservation, and reconstruction of the human connectome. We explore the ethical and legal ramifications of disruptive technology, and some of the unique challenges faced when driving innovation in emerging industries.

    Our guests are:

    Nita Faraheny, JD, PhD, Everett Distinguished Professor of Law & Philosophy at Duke Law School, the Founding Director of Duke Science & Society, the Faculty Chair of the Duke MA in Bioethics & Science Policy, and principal investigator of SLAP Lab.

    Kenneth Hayworth, PhD, President and Co-Founder of the Brain Preservation Foundation, Senior Scientist at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Farm Research Campus (JFRC)

    Robert McIntyre, CEO at Nectome

    As an exciting new development since the recording of this episode, Nita recently published a book, The Battle for Your Brain, which examines many topics in neuroethics, from Connectomics to Brain-Computer Interfaces. It is currently available on Amazon.

    Keep an eye out for part two in this series, which will take a deep dive into the latest technical and engineering innovations in the connectomics ecosystem. Coming soon!

    Please be advised that this episode contains a brief discussion of assisted suicide in a medical setting.

    Show Notes:

    0:00 | Episode Intro

    1:16 | Nita A. Farahany, JD, PhD

    1:21 | Kenneth Hayworth, PhD

    1:27 | Robert McKintyre, CEO, Nectome

    1:56 | Meeting of the minds

    2:53 | Aldehyde-stabilized cryopreservation wins final phase of brain preservation prize

    3:56 | The Brain Preservation Foundation

    4:09 | Documentary series on the Brain Preservation Foundation

    5:21 | Letter of Support for Aldehyde Stabilized Cryopreservation (and ‘next steps’ caveats)

    5:51 | Nita's 2018 Neuroethics Ted Talk

    5:54 | International Neuroethics Society

    6:25 | Connec…

  6. Neuro Mapping & Napping

    25 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 6 min

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    Welcome back to Neurotech Pub! In this episode we’re talking about sleep–why we sleep, how sleep works on a neurophysiological level, and some of the emerging sleep technologies that are about to revolutionize this essential neural activity. Lees meer

    Our guests are Amy Kruse, PhD, General Partner at Prime Movers Lab, Ram Gurumoorthy, PhD, Founder and CTO of Stimscience & Somnee, and Luis de Lecea, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine.

    This episode also features a video introduction to sleep stages by Paradromics Intern Zoe Lalji. This is essential viewing if you’re unfamiliar with the stages of sleep and want to follow along later in the episode.

    Cheers!

    Show Notes:

    00:00 | Episode intro with Matt Angle and Amy Kruse

    1:07 | StimScience in Fast Company

    5:05 | Learned Motor Patterns Are Replayed in Human Motor Cortex during Sleep

    6:43 | Connect with Prime Movers Lab

    7:01 | PML on Medium

    7:45 | Introduction to Sleep Stages

    References:

    Stages of Sleep Overview

    REM vs Non-REM Sleep

    Sleep Walking

    Benefits of REM Sleep

    Consequences of low REM sleep

    Importance of Deep Sleep

    Check out Zoe’s nonprofit organization, ALS Heroes, and her Ted Talk

    12:24 | Pulling all-nighters

    12:50 | Amy Kruse, PhD

    13:00 | Ram Gurumoorthy, PhD

    13:07 | Stimscience, now Somnee

    13:30 | Luis de Lecea, PhD

    18:26 | Gordon Rule, PhD

    18:40 | Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (2004)

    19:50 | Why do we sleep?

    20:26 | Sleep drives metabolite clearance from the adult brain

    20:35 | Sleep & DNA Repair

    22:13 | Neural Activity can cause DNA damage

    23:22 | Jerry Seigal

    24:26 | DARPA Sleep Research

    24:55 | Fur seals and sleep

    25:08 | How do Whales and Dolphins Sleep Without Drowning?

    25:54 | Putting Humans in Stasis Is the Best Way of Getting Us to Mars

    27:36 | Sleep and Mortality

    28:09 | The Sleeping Brain: Harnessing the Power of the Glymphatic System through Lifestyle Choices

    28:27 | Giulio Tononi, MD, PhD

    28:45 …

  7. BCI Pioneers Part II

    12 juli 2022 · 44 min

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    The Panel: Lees meer

    Jan Scheuermann is an author and public speaker, and self-styled “professional lab rat.” She has spoken at DARPA, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, and the National Convention of the ALS Association about her experience as a BCI trial participant at UPitt. She is the author of a fictional mystery novel, Sharp as a Cucumber, available on Amazon. You can find out more about Jan and book her for public speaking events on her website or connect with her on LinkedIn.

    Ian Burkhart is the President of the Ian Burkhart Foundation, which provides equipment not typically covered by insurance that improves independence for those with spinal cord injuries. He is also the Vice President of the North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium, an advocacy organization that brings individuals with lived experience together with researchers to improve research, care, cure, and policy. In addition, Ian consults on medical device development and user interaction. Ian’s latest project is the BCI Pioneers Coalition, a platform to connect BCI users, researchers, industry, and other stakeholder groups to discuss the future of Brain Computer Interfaces. You can visit him on his website or connect with him on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

    Nathan Copeland is a neurotechnology consultant, speaker, and digital artist. He has spoken at numerous conventions around the world about his experiences in the lab and has been featured in many prominent publications including, but not limited to, Wired, MIT Tech Review, NPR, Fortune, and the Atlantic. He is the creator of the first BCI NFTs, available on OpenSea. You can connect with Nathan on Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin.

    00:00 | Intro

    0:14 | Neurotech Pub Episode 13: BCI Pioneers Part I

    0:47 | Neurotech Pub Episode 10: Business Models in Neurotech

    1:30 | BCI & Identity

    1:30 | New Yorker - Do Brain Implants Change Your Identity?

    2:09 | The Utah Array (Blackrock Neurotech)

    16:05 | Learn more about Hector in Part 1
    …

  8. BCI Pioneers Part I

    16 juni 2022 · 49 min

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    In this very special two part series in collaboration with Blackrock Neurotech, Paradromics CEO Matt Angle and Blackrock Creative Director Taryn Southern co-host a discussion with BCI research pioneers Jan Scheuermann, Ian Burkhart, and Nathan Copeland. In part one, we discuss their personal journeys to becoming BCI pioneers, implant experiences with the Utah Array, their time in the lab, and some of their current projects. Learn more about Jan, Ian, and Nathan below and stay tuned for part two, coming in July 2022! Lees meer

    The Panel:

    Jan Scheuermann is an author and public speaker, and self-styled “professional lab rat.” She has spoken at DARPA, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, and the National Convention of the ALS Association about her experience as a BCI trial participant at UPitt. She is the author of a fictional mystery novel, Sharp as a Cucumber, available on Amazon. You can find out more about Jan and book her for public speaking events on her website or connect with her on LinkedIn.

    Ian Burkhart is the President of the Ian Burkhart Foundation, which provides equipment not typically covered by insurance that improves independence for those with spinal cord injuries. He is also the Vice President of the North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium, an advocacy organization that brings individuals with lived experience together with researchers to improve research, care, cure, and policy. In addition, Ian consults on medical device development and user interaction. Ian’s latest project is the BCI Pioneers Coalition, a platform to connect BCI users, researchers, industry, and other stakeholder groups to discuss the future of Brain Computer Interfaces. You can visit him on his website or connect with him on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

    Nathan Copeland is a neurotechnology consultant, speaker, and digital artist. He has spoken at numerous conventions around the world about his experiences in the lab and has been featured in many prominent publicati…

  9. Mind Control with Lasers: Optical Recording Part II

    13 mei 2022 · 1 uur 44 min

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    Welcome back to Neurotech Pub! Lees meer

    This episode is part two of a two part series on optical methods for recording and stimulating neural activity. Our guests on this episode are Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, Mark Schnitzer, PhD, and Jacob Robinson, PhD. Last time we talked about optical recording methods, but in this episode we focus on optical stimulation methods.

    Cheers!

    Check out video and full transcript here: https://www.paradromics.com/podcast/episode-12-mind-control-with-lasers

    00:00 | Intro

    1:37 | Aspirational Papers

    1:56 | Packer Lab

    2:10 | What is the claustrum?

    2:30 | Ian's paper (but only part of it!)

    3:02 | Two-Photon Bidirectional Control and Imaging In Vivo

    3:29 | Inferring Spikes from Calcium Imaging

    5:45 | Neuropixels are now in humans

    7:12 | Paper by Pachitariu et al

    7:55 | Ian Oldenburg

    10:02 | Kaufman Lab

    11:21 | Cortical activity in the null space: permitting preparation without movement

    12:08 | Motor cortical dynamics shaped by multiple distinct subspaces during naturalistic behavior

    12:33 | Tickling Cells with Light

    14:41 | Light-activated ion channels for remote control of neuronal firing

    14:50 | Remote Control of Behavior through Genetically Targeted Photostimulation of Neurons

    15:20 | Millisecond-timescale, genetically targeted optical control of neural activity

    16:03 | Red-shifted Opsins

    16:52 | eNpHR: a Natronomonas halorhodopsin enhanced for optogenetic applications

    17:26 | Genetically Targeted Optical Control of an Endogenous G Protein-Coupled Receptor

    18:16 | Neural Dust

    18:41 | Wireless magnetothermal deep brain stimulation

    19:05 | Neural Stimulation Through Ultrasound

    19:20 | Methods and Modalities: Sculpting Light

    21:35 | Recent advances in patterned photostimulation for optogenetics

    22:50 | Two-photon microscopy is now over 30 years old (Denk 1990)

    25:22 | Optical Recording State of the Art

    27:06 | Challenges of Deep Tissue 2-Photon Imaging

    28:21 | Deisseroth Lab

    28:29 | Temporal Precision of Optical Stimula…

  10. Let there be Light: Optical Recording Part I

    11 april 2022 · 1 uur 29 min

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    Welcome back to Neurotech Pub! Lees meer

    This episode is one of a two part series on optical methods for recording and stimulating neural activity. Our guests on this episode are Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, Mark Schnitzer, PhD, and Jacob Robinson, PhD. So far, our technical dives have focused mainly on direct electrical recording and stimulation of neural activity, but in this episode we deep dive into advantages that all-optical interfaces might have over electrical interfaces, and the challenges in developing them.

    In addition, we talk about running highly collaborative, interdisciplinary projects that span traditional physics and engineering with biology, a theme that is ever-present in neurotech and is also highlighted in part two of this series.

    Cheers!

    Check out full video with transcript here: https://www.paradromics.com/podcast/episode-11-let-there-be-light

    Show Notes

    Latest news & publications since recording:

    >> Hillman Lab: New publication on SCAPE in Nature Biomedical Engineering

    >> Robinson Lab: Review article in Optica on Recent advances in lensless imaging

    >> Robinson Lab: BioRxiv pre-print on in vivo fluorescence imaging

    1:23 | The Heart and Soul of a Paper

    2:32| Ultrasmall Mode Volumes in Dielectric Optical Microcavities

    3:01 | Robinson Lab

    4:01 | Hillman Lab

    4:07 | Zuckerman Institute

    4:15 | Schnitzer Lab

    4:25 | Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    4:41| Miniature Fluorescence Microscope

    9:02 | Discovery of DNA Structure and Function

    10:25 | Hodgkin–Huxley Equations

    13:49 | Vessel Dilation in the Brain

    16:03 | State of the art of Neural Optical Recording

    18:03 | Long-Term Optical Access to an Estimated One Million Neurons in Mouse Cortex

    24:56 | Watch the Crystal Skull video

    27:45 | High-Speed Cellular-Resolution Light Beads Microscopy

    29:54 | Relationship between spiking activity and calcium imaging

    32:50 | Analytical & Quantitative Light Microscopy [AQLM]

    32:59 | Imaging Structure & Function in the Nervous System

    35:22 | NIH Brain Initi…

  11. Business Models in Neurotech

    3 maart 2022 · 1 uur 46 min

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    Welcome back to the Season 2 premiere of Neurotech Pub! Lees meer

    In this episode, host and Paradromics CEO Matt Angle sits down with fellow Founder/CEOs Carolina Aguilar, Brian Pepin, and Kunal Ghosh to talk shop about building cutting edge neurotech companies from the ground up. We dive deep into business strategies, the neurotech fundraising landscape, emerging therapeutics, and more. We also provide an insider’s view of the intersections of data, pharma, and med devices that are shaping the future of healthcare. Pour yourself a cold one and settle in!

    Check out full video with transcript here: Check out video and a full episode transcript here.

    00:00 | Updates & News

    >> INBRAIN Neuroelectronics raised a $17M Series A

    >> Rune Labs raised a $22.8 Million Series A

    >> Inscopix Launched Cloud-Based Platform for Data Management and Analysis

    2:15 | Meet the panel and pick up a book

    1:54 | Jester King Brewery

    2:25 | Rune Labs

    2:50 | Neurostimulator for deep brain stimulation therapy

    3:23 | INBRAIN Neuroelectronics

    4:11 | Inscopix

    5:24 | Ursula K. Le Guin’s 'The Dispossessed'

    6:19 | Yuval Noah Harari’s 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind'

    6:32 | Daniel G. Miller’s 'The Tree of Knowledge'

    6:40 | Jiddu Krishnamurti’s 'The Book of Life'

    7:34 | Barack Obama’s 'A Promised Land,' ‘Dreams from my Father,’ & ‘The Audacity of Hope’ 7:56 | Karl Popper’s 'The Open Society and Its Enemies'

    9:25 | Venture Capital in Neurotech

    34:44 | Business Strategy in Neurotech

    40:32 | Tom Oxley, CEO, Synchron

    43:58 | Dr. Thomas Insel

    44:06 | Mindstrong Mental Health Care

    44:35 | Aduhelm controversy

    52:25 | Galvani Bio

    59:39 | Percept Neurostimulator

    1:00:32 | Neuromodulation and the future of treating brain disease

    1:07:21 | Software as a Medical Device FDA Guidance

    1:09:12 | State of Animal Model Systems

    1:14:28 | α-Synuclein in Parkinson's Disease

    1:18:01 | Alto Neuroscience

    1:18:36 | Flatiron Foundation

    1:18:45 | Gaurdent Health

    1:19:03 | Melanoma Trends & Rates

    1:2…

  12. Building (and Funding) Neurotech Companies

    28 juli 2021 · 1 uur 29 min

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    Welcome to the Season 1 finale of Neurotech Pub! Lees meer

    In this episode, host and Paradromics CEO, Matt Angle, speaks with fellow Neurotech CEOs, Konstantinos Alataris, Frank Fischer, and Marcus Gerhardt.

    "We cover a lot in this discussion, but one of the big themes is how challenging it can be to raise money, to build neuro devices. This episode was originally recorded last winter, and it was instantly one of my favorite episodes. So like a fine wine, I laid it down until the time was right to share it with friends.

    Since the episode was recorded, Nesos, Paradromics, and BlackRock all had major funding announcements. Nesos and BlackRock underwent rebranding campaigns, and NeuroPace went public on Nasdaq. This podcast was recorded during a bleak winter, but our optimism proved prescient. The podcast aged well, and now the field is the strongest, best funded, and most exciting that it's ever been. I know you'll enjoy the discussion."
    - Matt Angle, CEO, Paradromics

    Check out full video with transcript here: https://www.paradromics.com/podcast/neurotech-pub-episode-9-building-and-funding-neurotech-companies

    01:08 | Meeting Heros

    08:02 | Company Origins: NeuroPace, Blackrock Neuro, and Nēsos

    25:28 | Now vs Then, a Decade of Neurotech Entrepreneurship

    1:04:50 | Investor Backing in Neurotech

    1:20:44 | BCI Future Is Underway

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  13. The Drinks Bring Back All The Memories

    6 juli 2021 · 1 uur 45 min

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    Welcome back to Neurotech Pub! Lees meer

    In this episode, host and Paradromics CEO, Matt Angle, brings together memory-researchers Nanthia Suthana (Assist. Prof. of Neurosurgery and Bioengineering, UCLA School of Medicine) and Gyorgy Buzsaki (Biggs Professor of Neuroscience, NYU School of Medicine), and scientist-entrepreneurs Dan Rizzuto (CEO of Nia Therapeutics) and Nick Halper (Co-Founder of Braingrade) to discuss memory, and memory enhancement applications of BCI.

    Like many of you I approached, and to some extent still do approach, the concept of memory enhancement with skepticism. But the conversation today is going to be a grounded one, and I think you will see that there is some real science here that can give us reason to be cautiously optimistic about the future of memory and BCI. I hope you enjoy the episode.
    - Matt Angle

    Check out full video with transcript here: https://www.paradromics.com/podcast/neurotech-pub-episode-8-the-drinks-bring-back-all-the-memories

    00:43 | Guest Introductions

    07:38 | Types of Memory

    26:47 | Building a Memory Prosthetic

    38:05 | Predicting the Future: BCI to Decode/Reconstruct Memory

    46:26 | Clinical Evidence of Modulating Memory

    1:02:52 | New Approaches For Enhancing Memory

    1:17:48 | Closing the Research-Clinical Gap

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  14. Neurotechnology Startups and the E Word

    2 juni 2021 · 1 uur 23 min

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    Welcome back to Neurotech Pub! Lees meer

    In this episode, host and Paradromics CEO, Matt Angle, brings together Karen Rommelfanger (Neurotech Ethicist, Strategist, and Associate Professor at Emory), Anna Wexler (Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at UPenn), Ana Maiques (CEO of Neuroelectrics), and Stephanie Naufel Thacker (Technical Program Manager at Facebook Reality Labs). We talk about the role of ethicists in tech. Stephanie announces a new collaboration between Facebook and the Columbia NeuroRights program. We discuss data privacy, and I am mostly listening except for two excursions on 409A valuations and Disney’s The Little Mermaid.

    Check out full video with transcript here: https://www.paradromics.com/podcast/neurotech-pub-episode-7-neurotechnology-startups-and-the-e-word

    00:30 | Guest Introductions
    Karen Rommelfanger, PhD
    Ana Maiques
    Stephanie Naufel Thacker, PhD
    Anna Wexler, PhD

    01:00 | The E Word

    27:29 | Innovative Businesses and Ethicists Collaboration

    44:05 | What Neural Data Can Reveal

    56:39 | Voices Not in the Room

    1:01:18 | Eroding Privilege of Mind-Body Duality

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  15. Cyborgs That Smell

    11 mei 2021 · 1 uur 15 min

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    Welcome back to Neurotech Pub! Lees meer

    In this episode, host and Paradromics CEO, Matt Angle, discusses the science of olfaction with Andreas Schaefer, Gabe Lavella, and Dima Rinberg. Gabe and Dima also unveil their new startup, Canaery, which uses BCI-enhanced animals to digitize the olfactory world.

    Check out full video with transcript here: https://www.paradromics.com/podcast/neurotech-pub-episode-6-cyborgs-that-smell

    00:10 | Guest Introductions

    00:43 | What They Wanted to Be When They Were 8 Years Old

    09:21 | What You Don't Know About Olfaction That You Should

    16:17 | Dimensionality in Olfactory Space

    22:26 | Architecture of the Olfactory System

    31:24 | Natural and Artificial Olfaction

    38:19 | State of the Art of Olfaction Neural Recording Modalities

    46:21 | Engineered Olfactory Receptors

    51:32 | Implications of High Data-Rate Olfactory BCI

    1:06:19 | Olfaction Resources

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  16. A Lawyer, a Philosopher, and Two Neurologists Walk Into a Bar…

    6 april 2021 · 1 uur 42 min

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    In this episode, host and Paradromics CEO, Matt Angle, discusses ethical considerations around brain-computer interfaces. Our guests are Tim Brown, Leigh Hochberg, Sydney Cash, and Amanda Pustilnik. A central theme in the discussions will be how neuroethics differ from traditional medical ethics or bioethics and what we can draw from other fields and experiences to prepare for a world where BCI is more prevalent and more powerful.

    Check out full video with transcript here: https://www.paradromics.com/podcast/neurotech-pub-episode-5-a-lawyer-a-philosopher-and-two-neurologists-walk-into-a-bar

    00:15 | Guest Introductions
    Amanda Pustilnik at Harvard Law

    Dr. Tim Brown at University of Washington

    Dr. Leigh Hochberg and Braingate

    Dr. Syd Cash's Cortical Physiology Lab at MGH

    01:00 | Innately-Held Unproven Moral Beliefs

    01:00 | Neuroethics: A Field of Its Own

    06:57 | Device vs Pharmacological Brain Therapies

    21:01 | When Patients and Clinicians Don't See Eye-to-Eye

    41:11 | Researchers' Burden in Equitable BCI Dissemination

    51:05 | Data and Privacy in a BCI World

    1:06:04 | Legal Brain Data Protections, or Lack Thereof

    1:22:20 | Should BCI Eradicate Disability

    1:35:36 | Balancing Near-Term Utility and Long-Term Harms

    Neurotech Pub is a podcast from Paradromics Inc, that features heavy-hitters from academia and industry in the field of Neurotech. But unlike a traditional panel, we bring you conversations that would normally happen after the conference, while unwinding at the pub. We hope you have enjoyed this discussion, for more please checkout our other episodes.

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  17. Trading Spaces // Dimensionality Reduction for Neural Recordings

    18 maart 2021 · 1 uur 31 min

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    In this episode, Vikash Gilja reprises his role as Vikash Gilja. We are also joined by Konrad Kording, Chethan Pandarinath, and Carsen Stringer. We talk about how dimensionality reduction is used to better understand large scale neural recordings. This episode is fairly technical, but it contains many great references if you are interested in learning more. We open with a brief explainer video by Paradromics’ own Aditya Singh.

    Check out full video with transcript here: https://www.paradromics.com/podcast/neurotech-pub-episode-4-trading-spaces-dimensionality-reduction-for-neural-recordings

    00:40 | Dimensionality Intro

    04:42 | Podcast Start

    07:50 | Janelia Research Campus

    08:56 | Translational Neuroengineering Lab

    09:35 | Stanford Neural Prosthetics Translational Lab

    10:10 | Shenoy Lab

    12:00 | Deep Brain Stimulation

    12:57 | Chethan’s work on retinal prosthetics

    15:00 | Immunology

    15:20 | Jonathan Ruben

    15:30 | Byron Yu

    15:41 | Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit

    18:00 | Joshua Tenenbaum

    18:30 | Kording Lab at UPenn

    18:46 | Neuromatch Academy

    19:47 | Neuromatch Academy Q&A

    21:21 | Dimensionality reduction for neural recordings

    26:22 | The Curse of Dimensionality

    30:11 | Principal Component Analysis

    32:20 | Neural Firing as a Poisson Process

    33:13 | Shared Variance Component Analysis

    35:18 | Cross validation in large scale recording

    38:29 | A theory of multineuronal dimensionality

    39:10 | Random projections explained with visuals

    42:24 | Correcting a reductionist bias

    48:30 | Noise Correlations

    49:35 | More on Noise Correlations

    57:40 | LFADS

    01:01:51 | What is a stationary process?

    01:06:02 | Inferring single-trial neural population dynamics

    01:06:46 | Task Specificity

    01:07:28 | Lee Miller

    01:08:18 | “I don’t know, I might be wrong”

    01:13:16 | Neural Constraints on Learning

    01:15:00 | A recent exciting paper from Yu and Batista Labs

    01:19:01 | Hume on Causation

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  18. Connectors, Cans, And Coatings

    23 december 2020 · 1 uur 50 min

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    In this episode, host and Paradromics CEO, Matt Angle, speaks with Stuart Cogan, Vanessa Tolosa, Thomas Stieglitz, and Loren Rieth about how to protect neural implants from the harsh environment of the body. This discussion is all about longevity and endurance, and, fittingly, it’s almost 2 hours long. Loren leaves early for a faculty meeting--wonder if his colleagues know that he came straight from the pub?

    Check out full video with transcript here: https://www.paradromics.com/podcast/neurotech-pub-episode-3-connectors-cans-and-coatings

    03:27 | UTD Neural Interfaces Lab

    03:39 | EIC Labs

    03:59 | Cogan’s highly-cited review paper

    04:16 | Lawrence Livermore National Lab

    04:56 | Rieth Lab at the Feinstein Institute

    05:18 | Loren’s work with the Utah Array

    05:39 | Human peripheral nerve stimulation

    05:58 | Preclinical Vegus Nerve stimulation

    06:11 | Stieglitz Lab

    06:22 | Flexible Electrodes

    06:41 | Long Lasting Electrodes

    07:41 | Jerry Loeb: Materials Legend

    08:29 | Phil Troyk

    09:24 | North American Neuromodulation Society

    10:44 | Melosh Lab at Stanford

    12:53 | Packaging Development

    17:02 | Helium Leak Test

    19:01 | Work by Pancrazio

    21:34 | Finetech-Brindley Stimulator

    29:05 | Emerging technology @ University of Sydney

    33:10 | Calvin and Hobbes

    34:12 | Revolutionizing Prosthetics

    35:00 | Canned Utah Array

    35:35 | Flip-chip connecting

    36:04 | Nick Donaldson: Mr. Clean

    36:47 | Failure mode analysis

    36:55 | Scaling up the Utah Array

    37:54 | DARPA’s NESD Program

    38:28 | High density Utah Array

    39:52 | The Michigan Probe

    40:00 | Vanessa’s work with Loren Frank

    42:05 | Parylene C encapsulation

    42:56 | Thin film

    44:15 | Clean rooms

    46:50 | NeuroRoots

    47:28| Test structures

    49:17 | Implant size

    50:35 | Testing strategies

    52:40 | NeuroNexus

    53:59 | Tissue response studies

    54:27 | Cogan Lab’s work on Silicon Carbide

    56:10 | DARPA’s HAPTIX Program

    56:30 | Reactive Accelerated Aging (RAA)

    58:15 | RAA with…

  19. What We’ve Got Here Is Failure To Communicate

    23 november 2020 · 1 uur 10 min

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    In this episode, host and Paradromics CEO, Matt Angle, speaks with Beata Jarosiewicz, Vikash Gilja, Sergey Stavisky, and Frank Willett about how brain computer interfaces can be used to restore communication in patients with tetraplegia. They take a deep dive into state of the art thought-to-text technology compared with the current state of speech decoding.

    Check out full video with transcript here: https://www.paradromics.com/podcast/neurotech-pub-episode-2-what-weve-got-here-is-failure-to-communicate

    1:49 Braingate Clinical Trial Program |
    2:32 Beata’s New Job at Neuralink |
    2:43 Stanford Neural Prosthetics Translational Laboratory |
    2:53 Leigh Hochberg |
    3:05 Andy Schwartz |
    5:14 2020 BCI Award|
    8:44 Subjective Experience of Control |
    10:39 Closed Loop Calibration |
    12:08 Animal Models for Prosthesis Development |
    14:21 Keyboard Optimization |
    15:33 Tablet PC Control Papers | See Also |
    16:01 Palm Pilot Graffiti |
    16:24 Frank’s Preprint on Handwriting |
    17:40 Video Abstract on Frank’s Work |
    21:38 Penfield and Boldrey 1937 |
    22:04 A Quick, Lay Summary of Penfield’s Work |
    24:21 Hand Knob |
    26:43 Output-Null Neural State Space Dimensions |
    34:23 Matt Kaufman’s Work |
    38:29 Vikash’s work with Paul Nuyujukian |
    39:07 Mark Churchland |
    42:01 Review Paper by Eb Fetz |
    44:18 Chang Lab at UCSF |
    44:46 Robert Knight’s Group on Speech Decoding | Imagined Speech |
    50:38 Speech Decoding in Hand Knob |
    50:55 Phoneme Decoding |
    52:48 Auditory Decoding in NHPs |
    54:58 Moses et al., 2019|
    55:12 Makin et al., 2020 |
    1:07:11 Nir’s Paper on Error Signals |

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  20. Biologists, Engineers, and Lawyers

    23 november 2020 · 1 uur 33 min

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    In this episode, host and Paradromics CEO, Matt Angle, speaks with Tim Harris, Cindy Chestek, and Philip "Flip" Sabes about the big programmatic challenges in neurotechnology. We talk about the differences between labs, startups, and large research consortia. We discuss the difference between neuroscience and neuroengineering, and Tim explains how one of the biggest breakthroughs in neurophysiology was the product of….lawyers.

    Check out full video with transcript here: https://www.paradromics.com/podcast/neurotech-pub-episode-1-biologists-engineers-and-lawyers

    2:04 Jester King Brewery, Dripping Springs, TX |
    3:03 Bell Labs |
    7:31 Michael Jordan |
    9:05 Krishna Shenoy and Reid Harrison |
    9:49 Stevenson's Law |
    12:10 The Utah Array |
    13:43 Neuropixels |
    14:06 Dendrites by Nelson Sprusten, Greg Stuart, and Michael Häusser |
    24:47 Low-power neural signal processing by Chestek Lab |
    26:54 Spike sorting, Dimensionality, and Decoding |
    27:30 Neural Task Complexity |
    28:43 A 16-beam system that records ~1,000 neurons @ ~10 Hz |
    32:16 The Braingate clinical trials |
    34:15 Using Muscles as Bioelectronic Amplifiers in Peripheral Nerve Applications |
    35:28 Jack Judy, University of Florida |
    37:59 Touch Sensation |
    38:06 DARPA HAPTIX Program |
    39:22 Muscle Taco |
    41:22 Janelia Research Campus |
    45:59 Steliglitz Lab |
    50:50 Power Consumption |
    54:31 Eddie Chang and Chang Lab |
    55:20 Buzsaki Paper |
    55:45 BioRxiv pre-print on the Paradromics Argo System |
    56:16 NeuroGrid: Recording Action Potentials from the Surface of the Brain |
    1:01:30 Physical Principles for Scalable Neural Recording |
    1:02:03 Pierebone lab’s work with DARPA |
    1:04:18 Carbon Fiber Ultramicroelectrodes |
    1:05:05 IMEC work with nanolaminate |
    1:05:05 Picosun and Brown University |
    1:05:16 Stuart Cogan |
    1:05:18 Michel Maharbiz |
    1:07: 08 Takashi Kozai and Daryl Kipke |
    1:09:44 Utah Array, Blackrock Microsystems |
    1:12:29 DBS for Depression |
    …