Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal

The Building Reliable Advances and Innovations in Neurotechnology (BRAIN) Center is an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center that began with Arizona State University (ASU) and the University of Houston (UH). This partnership has grown by adding two international University sites (Miguel Hernandez University in Spain and Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico) and three prospective national University sites (Georgia Tech, University of Maryland Baltimore County, and West Virginia University), allowing rigorous testing of efficacy, safety and long-term reliability of neurotechnology that would not be otherwise possible within the traditional 'silos' of academic, industry, regulatory and clinical communities. The BRAIN Center's mission is to develop safe, effective, and affordable personalized Neurotechnologies for diagnostics, restoration, enhancement, and rehabilitation of sensory, motor, affective and cognitive functions. We will pursue this mission by supporting innovative interdisciplinary research across the multiple dimensions of brain function and behavior to improve quality of life.