A big moment: the INTENSE study is approved! 🎉⚡🧠 We're looking for participants with a high spinal cord injury (18-70 years old). We'll be studying the control of digital devices using brain signals. More info: neuroprothese.nl/en/intense-en/

@juliaberezutskaya.bsky.social's UCANACT is among the winners of the Academic Startup Competition 2026! Congrats Julia and team! 🎉 academicstartupcompetition.nl

New paper out! Our group demonstrates reliable nighttime use of an implanted BCI, in Scientific Reports. An important milestone towards 24/7 BCI usage. Congrats Leinders et al! 🌟👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We are excited to propose integrating 'Relational Personhood' into BCI outcome assessments. Patient quality of life and real-world impact are our priority, and we see relational experiences as essential to understanding the true meaning of BCI use. 📚👉 Our paper: academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...

Relational personhood: the missing link for evaluating clinical impact of brain–computer interfaces

Brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) represent a promising novel neurotechnological solution for people with severe motor and speech impairment to communicate

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🎉 The ALPACA grant is awarded! We'll investigate whether and how people with quadraplegic cerebral palsy can produce the brain signals needed to control an iBCI 😊 Learn more here: www.neurosafari.nl/alpaca/

@juliaberezutskaya.bsky.social won the Santiago WISE award! The award celebrates female entrepreneurs in medtech 🎉 Julias UCANACT aims to help people regain personal autonomy by accessing communication and digital device control with their brain activity. 👉 santiagofonds.nl/blog/2025/04...

**Celebrating the Fernando Lopes da Silva Program** 🎉 The Exchange Program bridges Portugal 🇵🇹 and the Netherlands 🇳🇱 UtrechtBCI is proud to host its first Portuguese student, Tomás Caldeira, a Biomedical Engineering student from Instituto Superior Técnico! 👉 lopesdasilva-program.eu

The OTTER study is out! 😊 We explore the needs and interest in Brain-Computer Interfaces for children and young adults with cerebral palsy based on the experiences and opinions of their parents and healthcare professionals. 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Stakeholder’s perspective on brain–computer interfaces for children and young adults with cerebral palsy

Communication Brain-Computer Interfaces (cBCIs) are a promising tool for people with motor and speech impairment, in particular for children and young adults with communication impairments, for exa...

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The #UtrechtBCI team of the UMC Utrecht wants to learn from people with a high #spinalcordinjury and their caregivers. We are interested in the experiences of using assisive technology for computer control. Access our survey directly via neuroprothese.nl/gebruikerswe....

Internship Opportunity: Biomechanical Profiling of Hand Gestures 🧠🖖 Are you a Master's student with a biomechanics background? Join our team! Analyze motion capture data for BCIs and dive into fMRI analysis at OTH Regensburg (and possibly UMC Utrecht) Interested? 📩 internships@utrecht-bci.nl

Check out our latest publication! Anouck Schippers found that it's harder to decode speech when speakers could not hear themselves speak, stressing that we should validate speech BCI efficacy with end users. Congrats Anouck! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The effect of perceived auditory feedback on speech Brain-Computer Interface decoding performance

Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) provide alternative means of communication for individuals with severe motor impairment. Implantable speech BCIs have …

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Check out our new preprint! osf.io/preprints/ps... 🚸 It summarizes the first roadmap 🛣️ towards implanted BCI's for youth with complex needs, based on input from transdisciplinary engagement sessions, an international summit and workshops across the BCI community 🧠

If you happen to be in New York, come and see @mjvansteensel.bsky.social's presentation at the New York BCI symposium! When? October 3-4, 2025 Where? New York Academy of Medicine Read more here: www.nybci.com/event/2886b6...

@juliaberezutskaya.bsky.social won the UREKA mega challenge 2025 with her ALPHABET team! Congrats Julia!🥳 Read more here: utrecht-bci.nl/alphabet-win...

❗Mark your agendas! Come and see @juliaberezutskaya.bsky.social's ALPHABET team in the final of the #UrekaMegaChallenge. When? October 1st, 13.00 - 16.00 Where? UMC Utrecht, Groene collegezaal en Foyer 1 🎥 Learn more about their BCI solution here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AJL...

Ureka Mega Challenge 11- Alphabet | UMC Utrecht

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Welcome to the our Bluesky page! Our first highlight to share is the International BCI Society Meeting in Banff, Canada 🏔️ Our group presented 12 posters, held 8 workshops, 1 oral presentation, and our Annike Bekius received the poster award! 🏆