CNE Weekly Seminar Series

Location: Mayo Auditorium (4-200)
Time: Thursdays from 1:00-2:00 PM, followed by a 15-30 minute discussion with the speaker.
Zoom: https://z.umn.edu/cneseminar

1/22/2026

Matthew Johnson, PhD; Elizabeth Bottorff, PhD; Danny Sachs, MD | University of Minnesota

Title: MnDRIVE ACTIVATE Neuromodulation Fellowship program through the Medical Devices Center's Innovation Fellowship program

1/29/2026

Melissa Hansen - Research Navigator, CTSI

Overview of CTSI

2/5/2026

Anne Draelos, PhD | University of Michigan

Title: Real-Time Machine Learning for Adaptive Neural Decoding and Stimulation

2/12/2026

Christine Conelea, PhD | University of Minnesota

Title: TMS to Target Tics and Compulsivity in Youth: What We’re Finding and Where We’re Going

2/19/2026

Nicolas Gregg, MD | Mayo Clinic

Title: Probing and Steering Human Brain Networks with Electrical Stimulation

2/26/2026

Robert McGovern, MD | University of Minnesota

Title: Slow Gamma Suppression as a Novel Biomarker of Therapeutic Efficacy in ANT-DBS

3/5/2026

CNE Community Chat

3/12/2026

No Seminar – Spring Break

3/19/2026

Hubert Lim, PhD | University of Minnesota

Title: Advancing a Whole Health Approach in Translating MedTech to Patients: Learnings and Innovations in Developing a Treatment for Tinnitus

3/26/2026

Aaron McInnes, PhD | University of Minnesota

Title: Leveraging cognitive states to enhance the efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression

4/2/2026

Student Presentations from:

Steve Adams - Focusing on Attention: Modulating Attentional Control with Ultrasound

Kate Dembny - Measuring Communication in Neural Networks: From Validation to Implementation

4/9/2026

Eric Olsen, MS, MBA | University of Minnesota

4/16/2026

Scott Lempka, PhD | University of Michigan

Title: Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain: State of the Art, Mechanisms, and What’s Next

4/23/2026

Christopher Rozell, PhD | Georgia Institute of Technology

Title: Brain Biomarkers for Understanding Depression Recovery with Deep Brain Stimulation

4/30/2026

No Seminar

5/7/2026

Paul Yoo, PhD | University of Toronto