Josep-Maria Balaguer is a graduate student at RNEL at the University of Pittsburgh. He wrote his Master's thesis in Biomechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) focused on experimental and computational models for emerging cardiovascular technologies. While remaining strongly connected to academia, he transitioned to the Research and Innovation Department at CBSET, a biomedical research institute. Prior to joinging RNEL in 2020, he was working with medical device start ups. Currently, Josep-Maria's research is focused on understanding the neural mechanisms underlying voluntary motor control after paralysis during spinal cord stimulation.
Research Interest Summary
Neural Engineering; Cognitive Neuroscience; Computational Neuroscience; Philosophy of the Mind