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Overview

Jonathan R. Wolpaw is affiliated with the University at Albany, State University of New York in the United States. Their research spans neuroscience and medicine, with significant contributions in several subfields such as cognitive neuroscience, neurology, biomedical engineering, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and pathology and forensic medicine.

The main topics covered in Jonathan R. Wolpaw's work include EEG and brain-computer interfaces, transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, muscle activation and electromyography studies, neuroscience and neural engineering, neural dynamics and brain function, advanced memory and neural computing, and motor control and adaptation.

Key recent papers authored or coauthored by Jonathan R. Wolpaw include:

  • Brain-computer interfaces: Definitions and principles (2020), published in Handbook of Clinical Neurology
  • Heksor: the central nervous system substrate of an adaptive behaviour (2022), published in The Journal of Physiology
  • Recommendations for Responsible Development and Application of Neurotechnologies (2021), published in Neuroethics (authored by Sara Goering, cited alongside Wolpaw's research interests)
  • Towards clinical application of implantable brain-computer interfaces for people with late-stage ALS: medical and ethical considerations (2022), published in Journal of Neurology
  • Breathable, large-area epidermal electronic systems for recording electromyographic activity during operant conditioning of H-reflex (2020), published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Jonathan R. Wolpaw include:

  • Jonathan S. Carp
  • Aiko K. Thompson
  • James J. S. Norton
  • Jodi Brangaccio
  • Theresa M. Vaughan

Jonathan R. Wolpaw has published extensively in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neural Engineering
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Neurophysiology
  • The Journal of Physiology

Their research addresses complex topics within EEG and brain-computer interfaces, focusing on principles and clinical applications. This includes work on adaptive behavior substrates in the central nervous system and the development of neurotechnologies aimed at medical and ethical challenges related to neurodegenerative diseases.

Jonathan R. Wolpaw's interdisciplinary approach integrates muscle activation and electromyography with neural engineering techniques and cognitive neuroscience insights to explore neural dynamics and motor control mechanisms. This work contributes to understanding how the central nervous system adapts and modulates behavior through neurotechnology and neurophysiological methods.

Best Publications

  • Brain-computer interfaces for communication and control.

    Jonathan R Wolpaw;Jonathan R Wolpaw;Niels Birbaumer;Niels Birbaumer;Dennis J McFarland;Gert Pfurtscheller

  • BCI2000: a general-purpose brain-computer interface (BCI) system

    G. Schalk;D.J. McFarland;T. Hinterberger;N. Birbaumer

  • Brain-computer interface technology: a review of the first international meeting

    J.R. Wolpaw;N. Birbaumer;W.J. Heetderks;D.J. McFarland

  • Control of a two-dimensional movement signal by a noninvasive brain-computer interface in humans

    Jonathan R. Wolpaw;Dennis J. McFarland

  • A brain-computer interface using electrocorticographic signals in humans.

    Eric C Leuthardt;Gerwin Schalk;Jonathan R Wolpaw;Jonathan R Wolpaw;Jeffrey G Ojemann

  • An EEG-based brain-computer interface for cursor control

    Jonathan R. Wolpaw;Dennis J. McFarland;Gregory W. Neat;Catherine A. Forneris

  • Brain-computer interfaces in neurological rehabilitation.

    Janis J Daly;Jonathan R Wolpaw

  • Spatial filter selection for EEG-based communication

    Dennis J. McFarland;Lynn M. McCane;Stephen V. David;Jonathan R. Wolpaw

  • The BCI competition III: validating alternative approaches to actual BCI problems

    B. Blankertz;K.-R. Muller;D.J. Krusienski;G. Schalk

  • Mu and beta rhythm topographies during motor imagery and actual movements.

    Dennis J. McFarland;Laurie A. Miner;Theresa M. Vaughan;Jonathan R. Wolpaw

  • Brain-Computer Interfaces: Principles and Practice

    Jonathan R. Wolpaw;Elizabeth Winter Wolpaw

  • A comparison of classification techniques for the P300 Speller

    Dean J Krusienski;Eric W Sellers;François Cabestaing;Sabri Bayoudh

  • The BCI competition 2003: progress and perspectives in detection and discrimination of EEG single trials

    B. Blankertz;K.-R. Muller;G. Curio;T.M. Vaughan

  • Toward enhanced P300 speller performance

    D.J. Krusienski;E.W. Sellers;D.J. McFarland;T.M. Vaughan

  • Brain-Computer Interfaces in Medicine

    Jerry J. Shih;Dean J. Krusienski;Johnathan R. Wolpaw

  • A P300-based brain–computer interface for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    F. Nijboer;E.W. Sellers;J. Mellinger;M.A. Jordan

  • EMG contamination of EEG: spectral and topographical characteristics.

    I.I Goncharova;D.J McFarland;T.M Vaughan;J.R Wolpaw

  • Brain-computer communication: unlocking the locked in.

    Andrea Kübler;Boris Kotchoubey;Jochen Kaiser;Jonathan R. Wolpaw

  • Brain–Computer InterfacesPrinciples and Practice

    Jonathan Wolpaw;Elizabeth Winter Wolpaw

  • Brain-computer interface research at the Wadsworth Center

    J.R. Wolpaw;D.J. McFarland;T.M. Vaughan

  • Brain-computer interfaces for communication and control

    Dennis J. McFarland;Jonathan R. Wolpaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis J. McFarland
Dennis J. McFarland Wadsworth Center
Gerwin Schalk
Gerwin Schalk Sichuan University
Eric W. Sellers
Eric W. Sellers East Tennessee State University
Niels Birbaumer
Niels Birbaumer University of Tübingen
Peter Brunner
Peter Brunner Washington University in St. Louis
Gert Pfurtscheller
Gert Pfurtscheller Graz University of Technology
Jeffrey G. Ojemann
Jeffrey G. Ojemann University of Washington
Lyn B. Jakeman
Lyn B. Jakeman National Institutes of Health
Daniel W. Moran
Daniel W. Moran Washington University in St. Louis
Bradford T. Stokes
Bradford T. Stokes The Ohio State University

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