Neuro X Institute News

When brain stimulation learns to walk with you

Authors : Michael Mitchell

EPFL and CHUV researchers have developed the first AI-assisted, real-time deep-brain stimulation therapy for walking impairments in Parkinson’s disease.

“Real learning happens only when students are genuinely motivated”

Alexander Mathis lives and breathes mathematics. Yet it was neuroscience that paved the way to a high-flying academic career for the EPFL professor, who was named best teacher in the life sciences engineering section for 2025.

Brain scans reveal early cognitive changes in Parkinson's

Authors : Nik Papageorgiou

An EPFL-led study shows that individual brain connectivity patterns, unique to each person, can identify Parkinson’s patients with hallucinations and reveal early signs linked to cognitive vulnerability.

AI brings object-level vision prosthetics closer to reality

Authors : Stephanie Parker

EPFL researchers are developing AI models that could one day enable vision prosthetics able to restore meaningful, object-level sight for the blind.

Promotions to Associate Professor at the School of Life Sciences

Authors : Sandy Evangelista

The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of professors at EPFL. Among them, Alexander Mathis and Mackenzie Weygandt Mathis (BMI) are promoted to Associate Professors.

N-Pulse puts students on track for the 2028 Cybathlon

Authors : Sandy Evangelista

Through the N-Pulse student association, around 50 budding engineers are developing non-invasive biomedical technology to assist the disabled. The initiative is now entering its second year.

Friedhelm Hummel, co-recipient of the 2026 Leenaards Science Prize

Authors : Fondation Leenaards/Mediacom

The EPFL professor is collaborating on one of the two winning projects, which aims to restore cognitive functions through electrical stimulation without surgery.

EPFL researchers successfully mimic dyslexia in an AI brain

Authors : Tanya Petersen

For the first time researchers have used an advanced AI model that understands both images and language allowing them to model dyslexia, paving the way for potential new treatments.

Neurosciences get a royal reward

Authors : Queen Elisabeth Prize communication

Neural interfaces are the winners of the 2026 Queen Elisabeth Prize for Engineering. Nine scientists are honoured, including Jocelyne Bloch and Grégoire Courtine, from EPFL and UNIL/CHUV, recognised for their development of electronic spinal stimulation technology, which reactivates neural circuits controlling locomotion.

AI enables a Who's Who of brown bears in Alaska

Authors : Cécilia Carron

A team of scientists from EPFL and Alaska Pacific University has developed an AI program that can recognize individual bears in the wild, despite the substantial changes that occur in their appearance over the summer season. This breakthrough holds significant promise for research, management, and conservation efforts.