John K. Chapin
Professor
Physiology and Pharmacology
Suny Downstate Medical Center
United States of America
Biography
John K. Chapin is Professor in the department of Physiology and Pharmacology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, United States of America.
Research Interest
Our laboratory employs multi-electrode based brain interface technologies to investigate the control of movement by the sensory and motor systems in the brain. We have recently demonstrated that experimental animals can learn to control a robot arm using brain-derived signals alone, as recorded from neuronal populations in the motor cortex. This approach could be used to restore motor function in paralysis patients.
Publications
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Chapin JK, Markowitz RA, Moxon KA, Nicolelis MAL (1999) Direct real-time control of a robot arm using signals derived from neuronal population recordings in motor cortex. Nature Neuroscience 2: 664-670.
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Nicolelis AL, Ghazanfar AA, Stambaugh CR, Oliveira LM, Chapin LM, et al. (1998) Simultaneous representation of tactile information by three primate cortical areas. Nature Neuroscience 1: 621-630.
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Nicolelis MAL, Baccala LA, Lin RCS, Chapin JK (1995) Synchronous neuronal ensemble activity at multiple levels of the rat somatosensory system anticipates onset and frequency of tactile exploratory movements. Science 268: 1353-1358.
