For making seminal contributions both to basic neuroscience and to translational and clinical research. His work has shown how networks of motor cortical neurons operate as dynamical systems, and he has developed new technologies to provide new means of restoring movement and communication to people with paralysis.
2nd place prize to Dr. Frank R. Willett on behalf of the authors on the (as of yet) unpublished research project:
Willett FR, Fan C, Kunz E, AvansinoDT, KamdarF, HochbergLR, Shenoy KV, Henderson JM (2022) A high-performance intracortical speech BCI. Unpublished, manuscript in preparation.
Jabr F (2022) The man who controls computers with his mind. New York Times Magazine. urlcover-image
Drew L (2022) The brain-reading devices helping paralyzed people to move, talk and touch. Sub-title: implants are becoming more sophisticated and are attracting commercial interest.Nature. News Feature. url
Singer E (2022) Cracking the neural code in humans. Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCBG). url
Ladyzhets B & Singer E (2022) Analysis of more than 10 years’ worth of abstracts from the annual Cosyne meeting highlights research trends in systems and computational neuroscience. Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCBG).url
The Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCBG) launched in 2014 with the goal of studying populations of neurons at single-cell resolution. To explore research trends in areas that are important to the SCGB, we analyzed the frequency of selected keywords appearing in abstracts from the Computational and Systems Neuroscience (Cosyne) conference from 2010 to 2021.
Population Dynamics. Frequency of selected keywords at Cosyne.
Barker H (2022) Probe captures Neuronal conversations in people. Spectrum | Autism Research News. pdfurl
Artistic illustration of a Neuropixel probe and neurons. Photo credit Dr. Angelique Paulk.
McCullough M (2022) The use of Neuropixels probes in humans. BrainPost. url
2021
Regalado A (2021) A computer mouse inside your head. MIT Technology Review. Nov/Dec 2021 issue: 28-35. pdfurl
Trautmann EM*, O'Shea DJ*, Sun X*, et al. (2021) Nature Communications paper reporting the first 2 photon GCaMP Imaging and all-optical BCI in reaching rhesus macaques and first CLARITY reconstruction with registration to functionally recorded neurons in rhesus monkeys
Canfield RA, Orsborn AL, Horwitz GD (2021) Windows and periscopes into primate behavior. Cell Reports. 36:1-2. pdfurl
Matsuzaki M, Ebina T (2021) Optical deep-cortex exploration in behaving rhesus macaques. Nature Communications. 12:4656. pdfurl
Nassi* JJ, Trautmann* EM (2021) A deeper dive with photons. Technical Report #02, Version 1.1. Stanford Digital Repository (SDR), Stanford University. doi url
Bollimunta* A, Santacruz* SR, Eaton RW, Xu PS, Morrison JH, Moxon KA, Carmena** JM, Nassi** JJ (2021) Head-mounted microendoscopic calcium imaging in dorsal premotor cortex of behaving rhesus macaque. Cell Reports. 35(11). pdfsupp_mats url
O'Shea DJ*, Trautmann EM*, Sun X*, Marshel JH, Crow A, Hsueh B, Vesuna S, Cofer L, Bohner G, Allen W, Kauvar I, Quirin S, MacDougall M, Chen Y, Whitmire M, Ramakrishnan C, Sahani M, Seidemann E, Ryu SI, Deisseroth K**, Shenoy KV**(2021) Dendritic calcium signals in rhesus macaque motor cortex drive an optical brain-computer interface. Datasets on Dryadurl
O'Shea* DJ, Trautmann* EM, Sun X*, Deisseroth** K, Shenoy KV** (2021) Dendritic calcium signals in rhesus macaque motor cortex drive an optical brain-computer interface. Code on ZenodourlCode on Githuburl
Short interview pieces related to Moses et al. (2021) NEJM article.
Moses DA, Metzger SL, Liu JR, Anumanchipalli GK, Makin JG, Sun PF, Chartier J, Dougherty ME, Liu PM, Abrams GM, Tu-Chan A, Ganguly K, Chang EF (2021) Neuroprosthesis for decoding speech in a paralyzed person with anarthria. N Engl J Med. 385:217–227.
Hamilton J (7/14/21) All things considered. National Public Radio (NPR). url
Winkler R (7/14/21) Brain implant lets man ‘speak’ after being silent for more than a decade. url
News pieces regarding the new Attempted Handwriting BCI
As introduced and demonstrated in Willett et al. Nature 2021
Selected for highlighting as the May Nature paper in Nature's year-end "365 days highlights from News and Views" (2021) Nature. pdf
Stanford NPTL / BrainGate2 clinical trial participant "T5" using the Attempted Handwriting BCI (not shown on screen in this photo) to copy text, answer questions and compose sentences. 5/31/2021
Bundell S (14 May 2021) Nature Podcast. transcriptmp3
Altman R (18 May 2021) Krishna Shenoy: How brain-computer connections could end paralysis. A podcast and SiriusXM satellite radio series brought to you by Stanford School of Engineering. The Future of Everything. YouTube url
Servick K (13 May 2021) Paralyzed person types at record speed -- by imagining handwriting. Science. url
K Servick (23 Oct 2019) AI allows paralyzed person to 'handwrite' with his mind. Science. pdfurl
News (Stanford & HHMI)
Rosen M (12 May 2021) Brain computer interface turns mental handwriting into text on screen. Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). News article. pdfurl
Goldman B (12 May 2021) Software turns 'mental handwriting' into on-screen words, sentences. Stanford University. News article. pdf url
Weiler N, Toth A (12 My 2021) Eavesdropping on brain activity turns imagined handwriting to text. Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University. url
Weiler N, Toth A (12 May 2021) Science in Brief: Decoding Text from Brain Activity via Imagined Handwriting. Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University. url
Kelly Servick news piece in Science on our large-scale, Open Science, Open Data effort to share and disseminate optogenetic successes, failures, tools, tips and tricks to help advance the field as efficiently as possible. 2020.
10/29/20 Neurotech Pub Episode 2: "What we've got here is failure to communicate". Hosted by Stanford alum Dr. Matt Angle and featuring NPTL alum Dr. Beata Jarosiewicz, NPSL and NPTL alum Associate Professor Vikash Gilja, NPTL postdoc Dr. Sergey Stavisky and NPTL postdoc Dr. Frank Willett. Paradromics. url
10/13/20 Our Attempted Handwriting BCI project, led by Dr. Frank Willett (Willett, Avansino, Hochberg, Henderson**, Shenoy**), presented "A high-performance handwriting BCI," at the Annual meeting and was recognized with the 1st place in the 2020 Annual BCI Award. It was unveiled during the 9th Graz Brain-Computer Interface Conference! Video submission (YouTube).
8/14/20 Abate T (2020) How thoughts could one day control electronic prostheses, wirelessly. Stanford School of Engineering. pdfurl
8/11/20 UCLA Samueli Newsroom (2020) Learning vs. doing: How the brain interprets observation and action. pdfurl
8/3/20 Abate T (2020) How thoughts could one day control electronic prostheses, wirelessly. Stanford Medicine SCOPE. pdfurl
3/25/20 Brain mapping study suggests motor regions for the hand also connect to the entire body. Science Daily. url
3/4/20 Myers A (2020) A team of scientists explore how the brain trains muscles to move. Stanford Report. pdfurl
2019
12/10/19 Rosen M (2019) How to “read” the brain signals underlying human speech. HHMI. pdfurl
Left to right: Dr. Sergey Stavisky, Professor Krishna Shenoy, Professor Jaimie Henderson
12/10/19 Williams S (2019) Speech Decoded from Brain Activity in Area for Hand Control. The Scientist. pdfurl
12/10/19 Goldman B (2019) Why we talk with our hands — and how that may help give speech to the speechless. Scope, Stanford Medicine.pdfurl
K Servick (23 Oct 2019). AI allows paralyzed person to ‘handwrite’ with his mind. Science.doi:10.1126/science.aaz9606 pdfurl
Kelly Servick's brief report in Science based on Dr. Frank Willett's poster presentation at the Society for Neurosciences Annual Meeting, October 2019.
Lindsay G (1 July 2019) How important is spike sorting? Simons Foundation. pdfur
Gao R (31 July 2019) Searching for the Hidden Factors Underlying the Neural Code. pdfurl
Myers A (20 June 2019) Could prosthetic limbs one day be controlled by human thought? Stanford University, School of Engineering. pdfurl
Abbassi J (12 February 2019) Advanced brain-computer interface for people with paralysis. News & Analysis, Journal of the American Medical Association. pdf
2018
Peixoto D, Verhein J (2018) A step toward mind reading: Decoding perceptual decisions as they unfold. Simons Foundation. pdfurl
Goldman B (4 December 2018) Patients with paralysis use brain signals to operate a tablet. pdf
Lindsey G (26 October 2018) Noise-cancelling method enhances ability to predict behavior from brain activity. pdfurl
The Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Science Lecture (18 October 2018). "Established by the Carnegie Corporation of New York as part of its centennial celebration, the The Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Science recognizes trailblazers in the brain and behavioral sciences whose research has helped advance the field and its applications. Each year, the winner is invited to Carnegie Mellon University's campus to deliver a scientific talk and they are presented with an original piece of artwork commissioned from artist Greg Dunn. The prize also awards a one-year graduate fellowship to a CMU student, who will typically have the opportunity to visit the recipient's lab." Press release
Brain Machine Interface Microetching
Commissioned for Krishna on the occasion of receiving the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Science from CMU. 22K gold handmade gilded microetching, #1 (in the edition of 10), 24″ X 32″, framed in a dark wood moulding with antireflective glass, by Greg Dunn and Brian Edwards
Milton J (18 April 2018) Inscopix Podcast: Krishna Shenoy and brain-machine interfaces. url
Morris A (15 Feb 2018) Study explores how to master a skill you've only practiced in your mind. Forbes.pdfurl
Collins N (15 Feb 2018) Mental rehearsal prepares our minds for realworld action. Stanford researchers. pdfurl
Stacey K (24 Jan 2018) People with tetraplegia gain rapid use of brain-computer interface. Brown University News. pdfurl
Palmer A (6 Jan 2018) The next frontier: When thoughts control machines. Economist. pdfurl
2017
Martin G (15 June 2017) Did something jostle my arm? My neurons need a moment. Stanford University / School of Engineering. pdfurl
Wise C and Woodruff J (15 March 2017) Typing sentences simply by thinking is possible with new technology. PBS News Hour.
Judy Woodruff (PBS News Hour) and a Stanford BrainGate participant, opening sequence
Judy Woodruff and the PBS News Hour segment on Pandarinath*, Nuyujukian* et al. (2017) eLife.
Hickman K (21 February 2017) A three minute video overview by Stanford News Service on Pandarinath*, Nuyujukian* et al. (2017) eLife Video: below, on YouTube, and in .mp4
Krishna Shenoy and Point Reyes Lighthouse, 4/19/2017
Goldman B (21 February 2017) Brain-computer interface advance allows fast, accurate typing by people with paralysis. Stanford Report / Stanford Medical Report.pdfurl
Prof. Jaimie Henderson and Prof. Krishna Shenoy in Krishna's James H. Clark Center office,
2/9/2017
Krishna Shenoy in James H. Clark Center office, 2/9/2017
Prof. Jaimie Henderson, 2/9/2017
Svoboda E (21 February 2017) Listening in on the brain: A 15-year odyssey. Stanford Report / Stanford Medical Report.pdfurl
Stanford NPTL / BrainGate2 clinical trial participant "T6" using a 2D + click BCI to type answers to question and to compose sentences.
Makin S (21 February 2017) Brain–Computer Interface Allows Speediest Typing to Date -- A new interface system allowed three paralyzed individuals to type words up to four times faster than the speed that had been demonstrated in earlier studies. Scientific American. pdfurl
1/17-20/2017 World Economic Forum, Davis-Klosters, Switerland. Talk. YouTube video link
Strickland E (21 February 2017) New record: paralyzed man uses brain implant to type eight words per minute. IEEE Spectrum. pdfurl
2016
Akst D (30 September 2016) Could we type just with brain waves? Wall Street Journal. pdf
Adams A (12 September 2016) Brain-sensing technology allows typing at 12 words per minute. Stanford Report. pdf
Platoni K (22 January 2016) A bright approach to brain implants. Wall Street Journal. pdf
2015
Nov-Dec 2015 Mind 'reading': Brain-controlled prostheses get a boost. Stanford Magazine. pdf
Kresge N (Fall 2015) Problem solvers. HHMI Bulletin. 28:22-29. pdf
Strickland E (28 September 2015) Neural implant enables paralyzed ALS patient to type six words per minute. IEEE Spectrum. pdf
Lewis T (28 September 2015) Two people with paralysis just controlled a computer cursor with their minds. Business Insider.pdf
Requarth T (10 September 2015) Thought-controlled technology improves thanks to motor cortex findings. Simons Foundation. pdfurl
Abate T (3 August 2015) Stanford team's brain-controlled prosthesis nearly as good as one-finger typing. Stanford Report. pdfurl
Ostrov B (23 June 2015) Research sheds light on how neurons control muscle movement. Stanford Medicine. pdfurl
Keeley J (19 May 2015) HHMI selects 26 of the nation's top biomedical scientists. HHMI. pdf-1pdf-2
HHMI announces new Investigators, 5/19/2015
Left to right: Ms. Mackenzie Risch, Professor Krishna Shenoy, Mr. Eric Trautmann and Adjunct Professor Stephen Ryu, MD
Left to right: Adjunct Professor Stephen Ryu, MD, Mr. Eric Trautmann, Professor Krishna Shenoy, Ms. Mackenzie Risch and Mr. Dan O'Shea
Abate T, Conger K (19 May 2015) Krishna Shenoy and Joanna Wysocka named HHMI Investigators. School of Engineering. pdfSchool of Medicine. pdf
Rae-Dupree J, Abate T (5 May 2015) Stanford engineers observe the moment when a mind is changed. Stanford School of Engineering. pdf
2014
29 August 2014 Sergey Stavisky receives "BRAIN Best Paper Award" (1st place) for his conference paper
Stavisky SD, Kao JC, Nuyujukian P, Ryu SI, Shenoy KV (2014) Hybrid decoding of both spike and low-frquency local field potentials for brain-machine interfaces. Proc. of the 36th Annual International Conference IEEE EMBS. Chicago, IL. 3041-3044. pdf
Prof. Bruce Wheeler congratulating Mr. Sergey Stavisky for winning best paper award, 8/29/2014
Professor Bruce Wheeler (IEEE EMBS President) congratulating Sergey D. Stavisky
Abate T (5 February 2014) Stanford researchers discover how parts of the brain work together, or alone. Stanford School of Engineering. pdf
Abate T (28 January 2014) Stanford researchers reveal more about how our brains control our arms. Stanford Report. pdf
Cora Ames at her desk in the James H. Clark Center, 2014
Abate T (24 January 2014) Researchers reveal more about how our brains control our arms. Stanford Medicine. pdf
2013
Hennessy J (Nov-Dec 2013) A Cauldron of Innovation. Stanford Magazine. pdf
Abate T (8 November 2013) Stanford researchers surprised to find how neural circuits zero in on the specific information needed for decisions. Stanford Report. pdfurl
2013 NSF-IGERT short video on neuroscience of reach planning and generation. Winning entry of the Public Choice and Community Choice awards. EM Trautmann, KC Ames, N Maheswaranathan, DJ O'Shea, SD Stavisky. video
Distinguished Alumnus Award at the University of California at Irvine 42nd Annual Lauds and Laurels Awards ceremony(16 May 2013)
Miller G (27 February 2013) The wildly ambitious quest to build a mind-controlled exoskeleton by 2014. Wired. pdfurl
2012
Mitchell G (27 November 2012) Thought controlled cursors. BBC World Service -- "Click". url
Perlman D (26 November 2012) Stanford: Monkeys' thoughts moves cursor. San Francisco Chronicle. pdfurl
Serveck K (18 November 2012) Stanford researchers advance the performance of thought-controlled computer cursors. Stanford Report. pdfurlmovie.avi
Left to right: Dr. Vikash Gilja, Professor Krishna Shenoy, Mr. Paul
Nuyujukian
Left to right: Dr. Vikash Gilja, Professor Krishna Shenoy, Mr. Paul
Nuyujukian
Johnson C (26 July 2012) Boston scientists alter behavior in monkeys using light. Boston Globe. urlpdf
Hamilton J (19 July 2012) How you move your arm says something about who you are. National Public Radio (All Things Considered). urlpdftranscript pdfaudio mp
Columbia University Medical Center Newsroom (8 June 2012) Neural rhythms drive reahing movements. pdf and url
Myers A (6 June 2012) Stanford engineers discover neural rhythms drive physical movement. Stanford Report. pdf and url
Left to right: Dr. John Cunningham, Associate Professor Krishna Shenoy, Dr. Mark Churchland, 2011
Carr L (5 June 2012) The neural rhythms that drive your body. The Atlantic. pdf and url
Staff (3 June 2012) A different drummer: Engineers discover neural rhythms drive physical movement. Science Daily. pdf and url
Purdy MC (3 June 2012) Rhythmic firing of nerve cells involved in body's movements. Washington University in Saint Louis, Newsroom. pdf and url
Myers A (3 June 2012) A different drummer: Stanford engineers discover neural rhythms drive physical movement. Stanford University School of Engineering home page. pdf and url
Chorost M (30 March 2012) A true bionic limb remains far out of reach. Wired. pdfurl
2011
Lewis T (11 Nov 2011) Stanford joins BrainGate team developing brain-computer interface to aid people with paralysis. Stanford Medicinepdf and url
Myers A (15 Aug 2011) Blink of an eye: Stanford researchers are redefining how the brain plans movement. Stanford Report pdf
Gaidos S (2 July 2011) Mind-controlled. Science News. pdf
Science News cover, 7/2/2011
Schoonover CE, Rabinowitz A (17 May 2011) Control desk for the neural switchboard. New York Times. pdf
2010
Platoni K (Nov 2010) New light on the brain. Stanford Magazine. pdf
Bergeron L (8 Nov 2010) Stanford scientists see the logic in the illogical behavior of neurons. Stanford Report. pdf
Staff (9 June 2010) Faculty honored for showing postdoctoral scholars the ropes. Stanford Report. pdf
Dr. Mark Churchland and Associate Prof. Krishna Shenoy at Mark's desk in the James H. Clark Center, 5/21/2010
Allday (10 May 2010) Stanford team seeks detours to fix brain damage. San Francisco Chronicle. pdf
Drummond K (10 May 2010) DARPA exploring implants to treat brain injuries. Wired. pdf
Buchen L (6 May 2010) Illuminating the brain. Nature. pdf
Orenstein D (4 May 2010) New Stanford-led program aims to produce insights into brain injury, recovery. Stanford Report. pdf
2009
Leuty R (24 Sept 2009) UCSF, Stanford win NIH science stimulus awards. San Francisco Business Times. pdf
Richter R (23 Sept 2009) Stanford nabs 13 top NIH awards for high-stakes research. urlpdf
2008
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2007
Orenstein D (17 Jan 2007) On the golf tee or the pitcher's mound, brain dooms motion to inconsistency. Stanford Report. pdf
2006
Swaminathan N (21 Dec 2006) Why you can't shoot the same foul shot twice. Scientific American. url
Health Section (21 Dec 2006) Tests reveal 'hit and miss' brain. BBC News. ur
Lichtman F (21 Dec 2006) Would you have guessed... National Public Radio (Science Friday) news. url
Assistant Prof. Krishna Shenoy and Stanford University sandstone, 8/14/2005
New Scientist staff & AFB (21 Dec 2006) Practice may not make perfect after all. New Scientist. url
Hall J (21 Dec 2006) Why practice can't make perfect. Toronto Star. url
Warner J (21 Dec 2006) Brain wired for improv, not perfection. WebMD Medical News. url
HealthDay News (21 Dec 2006) Brain is not wired for consistency. Forbes. ur
Bergeron L (26 July 2006) Study improves potential of using brainpower to move prostheses. Stanford Report. pdf
Left to right: Mr. Afsheen Afshar (MD-PhD, in EE, student), Assistant Prof. Krishna Shenoy, Mr. Byron Yu (EE PhD student) and Mr. Gopal Santhanam (EE PhD student). Other author (not shown) Dr. Stephen Ryu, MD (Stanford Neurosurgery Resident and NPSL postdoc 2002-2004).
Bergeron L (26 July 2006) Stanford team advances performance of "brain-computer interface" for paralyzed patients. Stanford School of Engineering. urlpdfmovie.mo
Pollack A (12 July 2006) Man uses chip to control robot with thoughts. New York Times. url
Palca J (14 July 2006) Small Movements: New devices help the paralyzed. National Public Radio, Talk of the Nation, Science Friday. urltranscript pdfaudio mp3
Science and Technology Section (13 July 2006) Converting thought into action. The Economist. url
Biever C (12 July 2006) Brain-implant enables mind over matter. New Scientist. url
Russell S (13 July 2006) Quadriplegic's mind able to control matter. San Francisco Chronicle. url
Lyons J (13 July 2006) Implants lets disabled man use his brain to do tasks. San Jose Mercury News. url
Singer E (13 July 2006) Brain chips give paralyzed patients new powers. MIT Technology Review. url
Vergano D (12 July 2006) Brain sensor helps people do tasks. USA Today. url
Morin H (15 July 2006) Un tétraplégique américain transmet ses pensées à un ordinateur. Le Monde. url
Johnson C (12 July 2006) 'Brain Machine' could help paralyzed. KGO-ABC-TV (San Francisco). url
Biello D (13 July 2006) Tiny chip converts parapelegic's thought into action. Scientific American. url
DeNoon DJ (12 July 2006) Moving things with mind power. CBS News. url
Reuters (12 July 2006) Paralyzed man masters thought control. MSNBC. ur
HealthDay News (12 July 2006) Brain-computer link aids paralyzed patient. Forbes. url