Jose “Pepe” L Contreras-Vidal

Jose “Pepe” L Contreras-Vidal

Dr. Jose ‘Pepe’ L Contreras-Vidal is Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor, director of the U.S. National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Building Reliable Advances and Innovations in Neurotechnology (IUCRC BRAIN) at the University of Houston, and an elected Fellow of the IEEE and AIMBE for his pioneering contributions to development of brain-machine interfaces for controlling wearable exoskeletons for rehabilitation, and for mapping art-evoked brain activity. His work at the nexus of art and science is opening new windows to study the neural basis of human creativity while advancing the understanding of the arts as an active neuromodulator of brain function with applications to the development of personalized arts prescriptions. Dr. Contreras-Vidal is a member of the National Advisory Board for Medical Rehabilitation Research at the U.S. National Institute of Health. His career development in biomedical engineering was highlighted by the journal Science.

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    NSF IUCRC BRAIN
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12 July 2024
16:00 - 16:20 CEST Geneva | 10:00-10:20 EDT, New York | 22:00-22:20 CST, Beijing
Jose “Pepe” L Contreras-Vidal (NSF IUCRC BRAIN), Tyler Orcutt (Meeting of Minds), Lauren Serrano (Meeting of Minds)

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