- Head of Research Group: Prof. Zoltán FEKETE
- Members of the Group: Dr. Ágoston Csaba HORVÁTH, Dr. Ágnes SZABÓ, Dr. Richárd FIÁTH, Dr. Péter BARTHÓ, Zsófia BALOGH-LANTOS, Levente VÍG, Ákos MÓROCZ, Dr. Péter BARTHÓ
- Contact: fekete.zoltan@itk.ppke.hu
- Our group utilizes the recent advancement in microengineering to create novel brain-machine interfaces in the microscale. Manufacturing technology and characterization of such miniaturized sensors and actuators, and their applications in vivo require truly interdisciplinary approaches including material science, electronics technology, neurobiology and informatics. One of the most challenging task is the development of microdevices implanted in the neural tissue. Our research group is engaged in the design, implementation, and testing of microimplants that are able to record cellular communication with high spatial and temporal resolution and are also able to control cellular processes by means of optical and pharmacological stimulation. In the field of optical stimulation, our lab validates novel microdevices engineered to perform focal infrared stimulation in the deep tissue. This technology is also leveraged to characterize the response of individual cells to infrared neuromodulation in the living experimental animals.
- More information about the research group
Our group combines expertise from neuroscience and engineering sciences to create microscale device to interrogate or stimulate brain cells. These interfaces are created using MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) technology, and enables to combine electrophysiology with neuroimaging, optoelectronics or microfluidics.
