University of Chicago, Bensmaia Lab
Sliman Bensmaia's University of Chicago group, last author of a 2025 Science study on patterned intracortical microstimulation of human somatosensory cortex, run with Pittsburgh and Northwestern collaborators.
Sliman J. Bensmaia is the last author of the 2025 Science paper. Author affiliations in its Europe PMC record include the University of Chicago (Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, Committee on Computational Neuroscience, Neuroscience Institute, Department of Neurological Surgery), the University of Pittsburgh (Rehab Neural Engineering Labs), Northwestern University, the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Chalmers University of Technology.
Cataloged hardware and applications
- Patterned ICMS for tactile edges and motion, 2025: Utah arrays in two participants. Device context: Utah microelectrode array. The Pittsburgh partner is the Rehab Neural Engineering Labs.
Program claims versus study evidence
Results are from two participants and are quoted on the application sheet with the authors’ own numbers. The 2021 Pittsburgh paper on tactile feedback in a bionic arm is cataloged separately under Pittsburgh.
Not public or not verified
Lab size, funding and other studies were not read here. The paper’s disclosures note consulting and research-funding ties to Blackrock Neurotech for some authors.
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References, research and institutional reports.