Dismantling Descartes

Dismantling Descartes

 Dismantling Descartes 789 444 IEEE Pulse

In the 1999 movie The Matrix, Neo emerges from a vat of jelly shortly after taking the Red Pill. It suggested that there is a separation between the mind and the body and that the brain as the master driver of experiences could be hijacked to keep the body subjugated until its useful life—under the control of an outside force—had terminated.

Innovations in Neurostimulation

Innovations in Neurostimulation

 Innovations in Neurostimulation 789 444 IEEE Pulse

Small companies are finding broad paths to success. While the big medical device makers may have a deep-pockets advantage in the neurostimulation space, many smaller players are innovating their way to advances that offer tantalizing hope for changing patients’ lives.

Training Biomedical Engineers for Humanitarian Emergencies

Training Biomedical Engineers for Humanitarian Emergencies

 Training Biomedical Engineers for Humanitarian Emergencies 789 444 IEEE Pulse

Populations displaced by war, famine or disease are particularly vulnerable and poorly supported for healthcare. How can biomedical engineering help?

Taking Aim at Sepsis to Save Millions From Sudden Death

Taking Aim at Sepsis to Save Millions From Sudden Death

 Taking Aim at Sepsis to Save Millions From Sudden Death 789 444 IEEE Pulse

A global epidemic, sepsis is an especially fast acting attack on the body. Now scientists are working on new techniques to diagnose more quickly and improve outcomes

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Early Career Spotlight 150 150 IEEE Pulse

Early Career Spotlight

For this issue, we feature Josh Niesen. He is 3½ years into his position with Medtronic, after spending two summers as an intern during college. Josh earned the B.S. degree in biomedical engineering (BME) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Biomedical Signal Processing: A Modern Approach 150 150 IEEE Pulse

Biomedical Signal Processing: A Modern Approach

This book is aimed at researchers, graduate students in biomedical signal processing, signal processing, electrical engineering, neuroscience, and computer science,” and aims to present “the theoretical basis and applications of biomedical signal analysis and processing.

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Engineering for the Under-Resourced 150 150 IEEE Pulse

Engineering for the Under-Resourced

What does it mean to advance technology for humanity? Does it beg us to ask, “Define technology?” and “What segment of Humanity?” As we peruse through the plethora of publications in the various EMBS journals, there is clearly no shortage of innovation using the latest and greatest technology.

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