1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Dr. Rio Vetter is the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at NeuroNexus. Dr. Alexis Paez is the Director of Science Outreach at NeuroNexus. NeuroNexus hosted a virtual conference in mid-November. In this episode, Dr. Rio Vetter and Dr. Alexis Paez discuss the NeuroNexus Symposium.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Top three takeaways:&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The NeuroNexus Symposium had themes for each day including neural interface technology, neurophysiology, optogenetics, and optical microscopy techniques.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The symposium included attendees from over 36 countries and over 1700 participants. There have been great advancements in optogenetics concerning non-human primates.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; [0:00] Ladan introduces the episode and the guests, Dr. Rio Vetter and Dr. Alexis Paez.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; [4:30]&amp;nbsp; The reason for the symposium was to bring researchers together during the time of COVID.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; [9:20] In the future, they hope to expand to include more projects and involve even more people.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; [13:30] The future of electrotechnology is to increase the bandwidth and number of electrodes.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; [20:30]&amp;nbsp; Dr. Alexis Paez discusses the optogenetics presentations that were given.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; [25:11]&amp;nbsp; Dr. Rio Vetter summarizes the presentations given about optical microscopy techniques.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; [30:00] Considering time zone differences is important in creating the schedule for the symposium.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;[35:00] Virtual components could become an important factor in future conferences once in-person events occur. Neural Implant podcast - the people behind Brain-Machine Interface revolutions http://neuralimplantpodcast.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17175533/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/17175533