Our colleague Camila Rodrigues has been awarded one of the first three “Divulgación Oro” (Gold Dissemination) prizes in the Scientific Dissemination Contest “Yo Investigo, Yo soy CSIC” (I Investigate, I am CSIC). Her work has been done in the framework
Survey on the challenges towards the adoption of BCI technologies in rehabilitation.

The Institute of Philosophy (IFS) from CSIC presented the results of three in-depth interviews that were conducted with Spanish speaking individuals who had previously completed a survey as part of a larger, 3-country/language, survey on BCI perceptions. 11 out of
Neuro-rights: Human rights for neurotechnologies
Members of the EXTEND Consortium presented an article where they analyzed the potential risks of neurotechnologies as tools capable of manipulating, recording, measuring and obtaining information from the brain. More information can be found here: https://diariolaley.laleynext.es/Content/Documento.aspx?params=H4sIAAAAAAAEAMtMSbF1CTEAAmNDc0MDE7Wy1KLizPw8WyMDIwNDAwMLtbz8lNQQF2fb0ryU1LTMvNQUkJLMtEqX_OSQyoJU27TEnOJUtdSk_PxsFJPiYSYAAHCybs5jAAAAWKE
EXTEND Project at Disruptive Tech Granada 2020
Members of the EXTEND Consortium co-organized a workshop on disruptive technologies together with University of Granada (Spain). The EXTEND Project was highly represented in this Workshop: Aníbal M. Astobiza, Daniel López and Camila Rodrigues (all from CSIC) shared their thoughts
Researchers working for the EU Project EXTEND tested intramuscular electrical stimulation below motor threshold to reduce tremor in Essential Tremor patients
Results showed acute and prolonged (24 h) tremor reduction, which might open the possibility of an alternative therapeutic approach for tremor patients. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9171555
RTVE interviewed Filipe Barroso to know more about EXTEND project
The National Spanish Radio (RTVE) interviewed Filipe Barroso to know more about the EU Project EXTEND. More information can be found in the following links: https://www.rtve.es/m/alacarta/audios/juntos-paso-a-paso/juntos-paso-paso-07-03-20/5532397/ https://www.rtve.es/m/alacarta/audios/juntos-paso-a-paso/juntos-paso-paso-14-03-20/5539102/
EXTEND Project at SSNR2019
The 9th edition of the Summer School on Neurorehabilitation (SSNR2019) was jointly organized by the Neural Rehabilitation Group (Cajal Institute – CSIC) and the Imperial College of London. The EXTEND Project was highly represented: Professors Dario Farina (Imperial College of
Round Table on Neurotechnology – Expectations, Risks and Opportunities at San Telmo Museum
Members of the Institute of Philosophy (CSIC) and the Neural Rehabilitation Group (Cajal Institute – CSIC) participated in a Round Table on Neurotechnology – Expectations, Risks and Opportunities that was held at San Telmo Museum (San Sebastian – Spain). Watch
Periodic review will be held on October 9 in Luxembourg
The periodic review with the EC will be held on October 9 in Luxembourg.
WP2 meeting will be held on July, 13
The WP2 meeting will be held on July, 13 at the Imperial College. We are looking forward to meeting the WP2 partners in London.