Brain Stream - The Brain Computer Interfacing Podcast

In this episode of the BrainStream podcast, host Harrison delves deep into the world of ultrasonic brain implants with Dr. Sumner Norman, CEO and co-founder of Forest Neurotech. Dr. Norman, a pioneer in neurotechnology, shares his journey from a background in physics and mechanical engineering to leading innovations in ultrasound for neuromodulation, neuroimaging, and brain-computer interfaces. Wi...

In this episode of the Brainstorm Podcast, I was joined by Dr. Amy Rochford, a groundbreaking figure in the field of biohybrid neural interfaces. Dr. Rochford, with an impressive academic background from Cardiff University, University College London, the University of Cambridge, and Science Corp, brings her expertise in combining human stem cells with traditional electrical neural interfaces. Curr...

In this episode, we spoke with James Johnson about his experience of using an implantable brain-computer interface as a participant in cutting-edge neurotech research and about life after a spinal cord injury. James is a truly extraordinary person. As you'll learn, from the time he put his life on the line while volunteering as a young boy, through his career as a medical professional, James has l...

This week on the Brain Stream we spoke to Vlad Samoilov & Philipp Zent from Brainamics. Brainamics is a neurotech startup from the Technical University of Munich. They make a unique technology framework that enables the extraction of emotions directly from the human brain. To do that, Brainamics uses Electroencephalograms (EEG) and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms The commercial starting point...

We spoke to Garret Flynn & Joshua Brewster from Brains@Play on the importance of developing open-source brain sensing tools that work across different devices. Brains@Play is developing open-source (AGPLv3) brain and biomedical sensing tools with modern web technologies and low-cost IoT hardware. Brains@Play are helping pave the way for future community-led health technologies, and we’re so ex...

This week we spoke to Nathan Copeland, an individual who has received a Blackrock brain-computer interface implant in both his somatosensory cortex and motor cortex. Nathan is an invasive brain-computer interface user and neurotechnology consultant. In 2004, he was in a car accident that left him with a C5 spinal cord injury and resulting quadriplegia. He later joined the Rehab Neural Engineering...

Dr. Nicolas Vachicouras is the Founder and CEO of NeuroSoft Bioelectronics, a neurotechnology company developing, in their words, the next generation of soft implantable electrodes to interface seamlessly with the nervous system. He received his bachelors of science in micro engineering in 2012, his Master of science in microengineering with a minor in biomedical engineering in 2014, and his Ph. D...

This week we spoke to Dr. Stephen Grossberg, who is the author of the book Conscious Mind, Resonant Brain: How the brain makes a mind (which you can purchase here: https://amzn.to/3ni34sS . Dr. Grossberg is widely regarded as an important founding member of the fields of computational neuroscience, connectionist cognitive science, and neuromorphic technology. His work has focused on developing the...

Join Colin and Harrison on our first ever podcast episode! Brain Stream will cover a wide range of topics in Neurotechnology, ranging from ethics to cutting edge technology. Join us as we thoroughly explore different neurotech topics and discuss the future of the field! Future episodes will feature prominent figures in the Neurotechnology field, so make sure you subscribe to us on Stitcher, Google...