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Leigh R. Hochberg

Leigh R. Hochberg

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
61
Citations
22793
World Ranking
3602
National Ranking
1662

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
52
Citations
21130
World Ranking
3526
National Ranking
1033

Overview

Leigh R. Hochberg is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with a focus on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Neurology.

Their scholarly work spans various main topics including EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Neural dynamics and brain function, Muscle activation and electromyography studies, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, and Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology.

Leigh R. Hochberg has contributed to numerous publications, notably in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neurology
  • Journal of Neural Engineering
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature

Highlighted recent papers include:

  • High-performance brain-to-text communication via handwriting, 2021, Nature
  • Vagus nerve stimulation paired with rehabilitation for upper limb motor function after ischaemic stroke (VNS-REHAB): a randomised, blinded, pivotal, device trial, 2021, The Lancet
  • A high-performance speech neuroprosthesis, 2023, Nature
  • Large-scale neural recordings with single neuron resolution using Neuropixels probes in human cortex, 2022, Nature Neuroscience
  • Motor neuroprosthesis implanted with neurointerventional surgery improves capacity for activities of daily living tasks in severe paralysis: first in-human experience, 2020, Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Frequent collaborators with whom Hochberg has coauthored extensively include:

  • Jaimie M. Henderson (41 coauthored works)
  • Francis R. Willett (29 coauthored works)
  • Sergey D. Stavisky (29 coauthored works)
  • Krishna V. Shenoy (26 coauthored works)
  • Sydney S. Cash (24 coauthored works)

Best Publications

  • Neuronal ensemble control of prosthetic devices by a human with tetraplegia

    Leigh R. Hochberg;Leigh R. Hochberg;Mijail D. Serruya;Gerhard M. Friehs;Gerhard M. Friehs;Jon A. Mukand;Jon A. Mukand

  • Reach and grasp by people with tetraplegia using a neurally controlled robotic arm

    Leigh Robert Hochberg;Daniel Bacher;Beata Jarosiewicz;Beata Jarosiewicz;Nicolas Y. Masse

  • Restoration of reaching and grasping movements through brain-controlled muscle stimulation in a person with tetraplegia: a proof-of-concept demonstration

    A Bolu Ajiboye;A Bolu Ajiboye;Francis R Willett;Francis R Willett;Daniel R Young;Daniel R Young;William D Memberg;William D Memberg

  • High-performance brain-to-text communication via handwriting

    Francis R. Willett;Francis R. Willett;Donald T. Avansino;Leigh R. Hochberg;Jaimie M. Henderson

  • Inferring single-trial neural population dynamics using sequential auto-encoders.

    Chethan Pandarinath;Daniel J. O’Shea;Jasmine Collins;Rafal Jozefowicz;Rafal Jozefowicz

  • Neural control of cursor trajectory and click by a human with tetraplegia 1000 days after implant of an intracortical microelectrode array

    J. D. Simeral;S.-P. Kim;M. J. Black;J. P. Donoghue

  • High performance communication by people with paralysis using an intracortical brain-computer interface

    Chethan Pandarinath;Paul Nuyujukian;Christine H Blabe;Brittany L Sorice

  • Single-neuron dynamics in human focal epilepsy

    Wilson Truccolo;Jacob Alexander Donoghue;Leigh R. Hochberg;Emad Eskandar

  • Neural control of computer cursor velocity by decoding motor cortical spiking activity in humans with tetraplegia.

    Sung-Phil Kim;John D Simeral;John D Simeral;Leigh R Hochberg;Leigh R Hochberg;Leigh R Hochberg;John P Donoghue;John P Donoghue

  • Rapid fragmentation of neuronal networks at the onset of propofol-induced unconsciousness

    Laura D. Lewis;Veronica S. Weiner;Eran A. Mukamel;Eran A. Mukamel;Jacob A. Donoghue;Jacob A. Donoghue

  • A high-performance speech neuroprosthesis

    Unknown

  • Vagus nerve stimulation paired with rehabilitation for upper limb motor function after ischaemic stroke (VNS-REHAB): a randomised, blinded, pivotal, device trial.

    Jesse Dawson;Charles Y Liu;Gerard E Francisco;Steven C Cramer

  • Clinical translation of a high-performance neural prosthesis

    Vikash Gilja;Chethan Pandarinath;Christine H Blabe;Paul Nuyujukian

  • Virtual typing by people with tetraplegia using a self-calibrating intracortical brain-computer interface

    Beata Jarosiewicz;Beata Jarosiewicz;Anish A. Sarma;Anish A. Sarma;Daniel Bacher;Nicolas Y. Masse

  • Large-scale neural recordings with single neuron resolution using Neuropixels probes in human cortex

    Unknown

  • Early detection of consciousness in patients with acute severe traumatic brain injury

    Brian L Edlow;Camille Chatelle;Camille A. Spencer;Catherine J. Chu

  • Primary Motor Cortex Tuning to Intended Movement Kinematics in Humans with Tetraplegia

    Wilson Truccolo;Gerhard M Friehs;John P Donoghue;Leigh R Hochberg

  • Collective dynamics in human and monkey sensorimotor cortex: predicting single neuron spikes

    Wilson Truccolo;Leigh R Hochberg;John P Donoghue;John P Donoghue

  • Assistive technology and robotic control using motor cortex ensemble-based neural interface systems in humans with tetraplegia.

    John P. Donoghue;Arto Nurmikko;Michael Black;Leigh R. Hochberg

  • Intra-day signal instabilities affect decoding performance in an intracortical neural interface system

    János A Perge;Mark L Homer;Wasim Q Malik;Sydney Cash

  • Spatiotemporal dynamics of neocortical excitation and inhibition during human sleep

    Adrien Peyrache;Nima Dehghani;Emad N. Eskandar;Joseph R. Madsen

  • Human seizures self-terminate across spatial scales via a critical transition

    Mark A. Kramer;Wilson Truccolo;Uri T. Eden;Kyle Q. Lepage

Frequent Co-Authors

John P. Donoghue
John P. Donoghue Brown University
Sydney S. Cash
Sydney S. Cash Harvard University
Krishna V. Shenoy
Krishna V. Shenoy Stanford University
Jaimie M. Henderson
Jaimie M. Henderson Stanford University
Emad N. Eskandar
Emad N. Eskandar Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Wilson Truccolo
Wilson Truccolo Brown University
Jonathan P. Miller
Jonathan P. Miller Case Western Reserve University
Joseph R. Madsen
Joseph R. Madsen Boston Children's Hospital
Michael J. Black
Michael J. Black Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems

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