Rice University · EngineeringXie Lab
Chong Xie · Houston, Texas
Research Focus
Dr. Chong Xie's lab at Rice University specializes in developing advanced electrode technologies for recording and modulating spinal cord activity in behaving animals. This research aims to enhance our understanding of spinal cord function, which is crucial for locomotion and sensations, and to explore new treatment options for spinal cord injuries and neurological diseases. By creating ultraflexible electrodes, the lab investigates how spinal neurons behave during various movements and behaviors, ultimately aiming to improve devices that can monitor and treat spinal cord disorders.
ultraflexible electrodesintraspinal recordingneuroscienceelectrophysiologyspinal cordchronic monitoringneurological diseaseslocomotionneuron populationsneural circuitry
Research Aims
5AIM 01Develop ultraflexible electrodes for spinal cord studies.
AIM 02Optimize recording technologies for high-resolution neuron observation.
AIM 03Facilitate chronic monitoring of spinal activity in behaving animals.
AIM 04Investigate spinal cord cellular functions during locomotion and reflexes.
AIM 05Explore treatments for spinal cord injuries and movement disorders.
Skills the Lab Values
electrophysiologysurgical techniquesanimal modelsspike sortingchronic in vivo recordingdevice fabricationneuroanatomybehavioral assaysdata analysisprogramming
Output against the department
Publications160bottom 40% of dept.166th of 278
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Citations7.8ktop 47% of dept.131st of 278
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