Lee E. Miller
Papers
13
Total Citations
924
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About
Lee E. Miller is a pioneering neuroscientist whose work sits at the intersection of motor control, somatosensation, and neuroprosthetics. His research focuses on developing brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) that restore both movement and sensation to individuals with paralysis. Miller’s most-cited paper, “Restoring sensorimotor function through intracortical interfaces” (2014, 373 citations), outlines the promise and challenges of bidirectional BMIs that not only decode motor intent but also deliver sensory feedback. He demonstrated that electrical stimulation of proprioceptive cortex (area 3a) can instruct movement in behaving monkeys (2008, 129 citations), and his work on predicting upper limb muscle activity from motor cortical discharge (2007, 123 citations) laid groundwork for real-time control of prosthetic limbs. Miller has also shown that intracortical microstimulation can evoke stable, short-latency sensory percepts over years (2015, 47 citations; 2019, 29 citations), and his recent work in human somatosensory cortex reveals a “tessellation” of artificial touch (2023, 22 citations). His biomimetic approach—combining brain-controlled muscle stimulation (2014, 41 citations) with rapid sensory feedback—aims to create closed-loop neuroprosthetics that feel natural. With over 900 total citations across his top ten papers, Miller’s contributions are shaping the next generation of bionic limbs and neural interfaces for patients with tetraplegia.
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- 4Biomimetic Brain Machine Interfaces for the Control of Movement69 citations · 2007
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- 7Brain-controlled muscle stimulation for the restoration of motor function41 citations · 2014
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