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Miguel Angelo L. Nicolelis

Professor Emeritus of Neurobiology
Neurobiology
Gsrbii 210 Research Drive, Box 103905 Room 4028, Durham, NC 27710
Gsrbii 210 Research Drive, Box 103905 Room 4028, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


Basic predoctoral training in neuroscience

Inst. Training Prgm or CMETraining Faculty · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1992 - 2018

Path Toward MRI with Direct Sensitivity to Neuro-Electro-Magnetic Oscillations

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2018

Autism as a Disease of Brain Circuit Timing

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Hartwell Foundation · 2014 - 2017

Interval Timing and Motor Programming by Cortico-Striatal Ensembles

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2011 - 2017

A Virtual Reality Simulator to Study VLSBA and Test Brain-Actuating Technologies

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2016

Dorsal Column Stimulation as a New Therapy for Motor Disorders

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2016

Training in Fundamental &Translational Neuroscience

Inst. Training Prgm or CMETraining Faculty · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2005 - 2016

Neuroimmune Response to Organophosphates and its Modulation by Dorsal Column Stimulation

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2013 - 2015

Sensorized Bimanual Brain-Machine Interface

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2013 - 2014

Trigeminal System Plasticity During Active Exploration

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1994 - 2012

Method for In-Vivo Assessment of Neuronal Dysfunction

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2012

Gustatory Processing and Satiety

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2000 - 2012

Sensorized Neural Prosthetic

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2011

Adaptive Sensory Coding in Rat Somatosensory Cortex

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2010

Single Unit Multi-Site Electrophysiological Characterization of Epileptogenesis

FellowshipCo-Sponsor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2009

Cortical Microstimulation Cue Discrimination in Primates

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2008 - 2009

Corticofugal Modulation of Tactile Sensory Processing

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2001 - 2008

GNE 2007: Global NeuroEngineering 2007

ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2008

Closed-Loop Brain-Machine Interface for Augmenting Motor Performance

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2002 - 2007

Using cortical neural ensemble activity from macaque Monkeys' brains to control the 3D movements of a robotic arm

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2001 - 2004

Brain-Machine Interfaces for Monitoring and Modeling Sensorimotor Learning in Primates

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1999 - 2004

Contributions of Cortical Areas to Primate Arm Reaching

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2001 - 2004

Development Of Hybrid Brain-Machine Technology For Real-Ti

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 1998 - 2002

Multimodal influences on cortical taste procesing

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2002

Visual and Tactile Integration in Primate Cortex

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1999 - 2002

Optical Mapping System for the Study of Complex Spatiotemporal Activity in the Heart and Brain

EquipmentCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Lord Foundation of North Carolina · 1999 - 2002

Sensory Response Modulation During Motor Activity

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1999 - 2001

Experience-dependent plasticity inprimate neocortex

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2000 - 2001

Transcallosal Integration of Tactile Information in Rats

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2000 - 2001

Amygdalocortical interactions during taste aversion.

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1999 - 2001

Experience-Dependent Plasticity in Primate Neocortex

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1999 - 2000

New Biologically Inspired Models for Large Scale Recurrent Neural Networks

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 1996 - 1999

Network Level Properties of Somatosensory Plasticity

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1997 - 1999

Experience Dependent Plasticity In Primate Neocortex

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1998 - 1999

Trigeminal System Plasticity During Facial Anesthesia

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1994 - 1998