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Jonathan Viventi

Hawkins Family Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering
1149 CIEMAS, Durham, NC 27708
1149 CIEMAS, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Dr. Viventi’s research uses flexible electronics to create new technology for interfacing with the brain at high resolution over large areas. These new tools can help diagnose and treat neurological disorders such as epilepsy, and help improve the performance of brain machine interfaces.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Hawkins Family Associate Professor · 2025 - Present Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering · 2023 - Present Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering
Assistant Professor of Neurobiology · 2015 - Present Neurobiology, Basic Science Departments
Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery · 2017 - Present Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences · 2017 - Present Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published November 6, 2023
Duke Scientists Create Brain Implant That May Enable Communication From Thoughts Alone
Published September 6, 2023
How Duke Researchers Defend the Brain

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Recent Publications


Intan Technologies integrated circuits can produce analog-to-digital conversion artifacts that affect neural signal acquisition.

Journal Article Journal of neural engineering · July 2024 Objective.Intan Technologies' integrated circuits (ICs) are valuable tools for neurophysiological data acquisition, providing signal amplification, filtering, and digitization from many channels (up to 64 channels/chip) at high sampling rates (up to ... Full text Cite

High-density cortical µECoG arrays concurrently track spreading depolarizations and long-term evolution of stroke in awake rats.

Journal Article Commun Biol · March 4, 2024 Spreading depolarizations (SDs) are widely recognized as a major contributor to the progression of tissue damage from ischemic stroke even if blood flow can be restored. They are characterized by negative intracortical waveforms of up to -20 mV, propagatio ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cerebellar activity in hemi-parkinsonian rats during volitional gait and freezing.

Journal Article Brain communications · January 2024 Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by gait dysfunction in the advanced stages of the disease. The unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine toxin-induced model is the most studied animal model of Parkinson's disease, which reproduces gait ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Neurobiology Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

The overlap of speech production and verbal working memory

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2028

A Wireless µECoG Prosthesis for Speech

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Pennsylvania · 2010 Ph.D.