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Dr. Tobias Pistohl

Tobias Pistohl

 Responsibilities

  • Lab infrastructure
  • Computer infrastructure
  • Design and implementation of new experiments

 

Techniques

  • Behavioural experiments

  • Neuropysiological recordings (EEG, EMG)

  • Signal analysis of neurophysiological data (ECoG, EEG, EMG)

 

Academic background

  • 2005-2010: PhD in Biology, Neuroscience, University of Freiburg

  • 2004: Diploma in Biology from Freiburg University

  • 1996-2004: Studies of Biology at University of Freiburg and Universität des Saarlandes

Research positions

  • since 2014: Lab Manager in the group of Prof. Mehring, University of Freiburg

  • 2011-2013 Research Associate at Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University (UK)

  • 2011 Visiting Scientist (2 months) at Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London (UK)

  • 2010-2011: Research Associate at University of Freiburg

 

Publications

  • Embedding Living Neurons into Simulated Neural Networks (2003)
    M.P. Nawrot, T. Pistohl, S. Schrader, U. Hehl, V. Rodriguez and A. Aertsen

      Proceedings of the 1st IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, Capri (Italy): 229-232

  • Towards an implantable brain-machine interface based on epicortical field potentials (2004)
    T. Ball, M.P. Nawrot, T. Pistohl, A. Aertsen, A. Schulze-Bonhage and C. Mehring
    Biomedical Engineering (Berlin), 49 (Suppl. 2), 756-759
  • Development of a neuronal motor prosthesis for the restoration of movement in paralyzed people (2008)
    J. Rickert, T. Ball, C. Henle, C. Huetz, J. Fischer, X. Liao, W. Meier, M. Schuettler, T. Milekovic, T. Pistohl, M. Raab, K. Vogt, A. Schulze-Bonhage, T. Stieglitz, A. Aertsen and C. Mehring
    Biomedical Engineering (Berlin) 53 (Suppl.1), 191-193
  • Prediction of arm movement trajectories from ECoG-recordings in humans (2008)
    T. Pistohl, T. Ball, A. Schulze-Bonhage, A. Aertsen and C. Mehring
    Journal of Neuroscience Methods 167(1): 105-114.
  • A review on directional information in neural signals for brain-machine interfaces (2009)
    S. Waldert*, T. Pistohl*, C. Braun, T. Ball, A. Aertsen and C. Mehring;
    *) these authors contributed equally
    Journal of Physiology - Paris 103(3-5): 244-254.
  • Decoding natural grasp types from human ECoG (2012)
    T. Pistohl, A. Schulze-Bonhage, A. Aertsen, C. Mehring and T. Ball
    Neuroimage 59(1): 248-60.
  • Grasp detection from human ECoG during natural reach-to-grasp movements (2013)
    T. Pistohl, T. S. B.Schmidt, T. Ball, A. Schulze-Bonhage, A. Aertsen and C. Mehring
    PLoS One 8(1), e54658.
  • Adapting Proportional Myoelectric-Controlled Interfaces for Prosthetic Hands (2013)
    T. Pistohl, C. Cipriani, A. Jackson and K. Nazarpour
    Proceedings of the 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS.
  • Artificial Proprioception for Myoelectric Control (2013)
    T. Pistohl, A. Jackson, G. Gowrishankar, D. Joshi and K. Nazarpour
    Proceedings of the 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS.
  • Abstract and Proportional Myoelectric Control for Multi-Fingered Hand Prostheses (2013)
    T. Pistohl, C. Cipriani, A. Jackson and K. Nazarpour
    Annals of Biomedical Engineering, DOI 10.1007/s10439-013-0876-5.