About the Authors
- Jose M Carmena
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Affiliations Department of Neurobiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Center for Neuroengineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Mikhail A Lebedev
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Affiliations Department of Neurobiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Center for Neuroengineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Roy E Crist
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Affiliation Department of Neurobiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Joseph E O'Doherty
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Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- David M Santucci
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Affiliation Department of Neurobiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Dragan F Dimitrov
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Affiliations Department of Neurobiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Parag G Patil
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Affiliations Department of Neurobiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Craig S Henriquez
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Affiliations Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Center for Neuroengineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Miguel A. L Nicolelis
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: nicoleli@neuro.duke.edu
Affiliations Department of Neurobiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Center for Neuroengineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no conflicts of interest exist.
Author Contributions
JMC and MALN conceived and designed the experiments. JMC, MAL, and MALN performed the experiments. JMC integrated the robotic interface. JMC and MAL analyzed the data. JEO and CSH contributed Beowulf cluster simulations and analyses. REC contributed the initial stages of this study. JMC, DMS, and MAL recorded the EMGs. DFD performed the surgeries; JMC, MAL, REC, PGP, and MALN assisted in the surgeries. JMC, MAL, and MALN wrote the paper.