CNEPCenter for Neural Engineering & Prostheses
About

A collaborative enterprise of UCSF and UC Berkeley.

Since its inception in 2010, CNEP has supported an unparalleled community of collaborative neural engineering researchers across UCSF and UC Berkeley.

A research participant in a wheelchair watches a screen showing a digital avatar during a brain-computer interface session.
Credit: Noah Berger / UCSF
Mission

Integrating cutting-edge engineering with world-class basic and clinical neuroscience.

The Center's focus is on integrating cutting-edge engineering with world-class basic and clinical neurosciences to develop technology that helps patients suffering from disabling neurological conditions. We foster cross-disciplinary collaborations, enable data and technology exchanges, and support top-tier training for the next generation of neural engineering innovators.

Across our projects — including efforts to restore sensory, motor and cognitive function, as well as programs focused on relieving neuropsychiatric symptoms — we apply the latest approaches in data science, electrical engineering, neuroscience, and an array of clinical specialties to develop ground-breaking solutions for patients.

How we work

Three commitments.

01
Cross-disciplinary collaboration
Engineers, neuroscientists, neurologists and neurosurgeons working on shared problems, from the bench to the bedside, across both campuses.
02
Data and technology exchange
Sharing devices, datasets, regulatory know-how and open-source tooling so that progress in one lab accelerates progress in all of them.
03
Training the next generation
Top-tier training for students, postdocs and clinical fellows who will become the next generation of neural engineering innovators.
People

32 faculty across UC Berkeley and UCSF.

Meet the faculty Leadership