Edward S. Boyden, Ph. D.

email esb@media.mit.edu  -  web http://www.media.mit.edu/~esb/

phone (617) 324-3085  -  fax (617) 253-7035

office MIT Media Lab, E15-430, 20 Ames St., Cambridge, MA 02139

 

Vision

To engineer intelligent, targeted control interfaces for neural circuits, in order to repair

pathology, augment cognition, and reveal new insights into the human condition.

Research and work activities

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (2007-present)

Assistant Professor, MIT Media Lab (Benesse Career Development Professor)

Joint Professor, MIT Department of Biological Engineering

Joint Professor, MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Leader, Synthetic Neurobiology Group

Developing tools for systematic analysis and engineering of the brain.

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (2006-2007)

Visiting Scientist, MIT Media Lab; Leader, Neuroengineering and Neuromedia Group

Developing tools for systematic analysis and engineering of the brain.

 

Stanford University, Stanford, CA (2005-2006)
Helen Hay Whitney fellow,
Depts. of Bioengineering, Applied Physics, Biological Sciences

Inventing optical methods for accelerating neuroscience progress.

 

Boyden Innovations, Cambridge, MA (2005-present)

Sole proprietor, Independent inventor

Developing novel medical devices and applications of physics to systematic bioengineering.

 

Stanford University, Stanford, CA (1999-2004)
Hertz predoctoral fellow, Program in Neurosciences,
Depts. of Molecular and Cellular Physiology and Neurobiology, with Drs. Jennifer Raymond and Richard Tsien.
Studied how neural circuits selectively engage plasticity to store specific memories.

Developed optical methods for controlling neural activity.

 

Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, NJ (1998-99)
Research assistant, with Drs. Sebastian Seung and Michale Fee.
Created an elementary phase-resetting model of birdsong stochasticity.

Helped implement active electrode stabilizer for neural recordings in awake animals.

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA (1998-99)
Graduate research, with Dr. Neil Gershenfeld.
Design and fabrication of prototype nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) quantum computer.

Engineered control software for the MIT ORCA-1 autonomous submarine.
Designed hardware for a MEMS accelerometer using electron-tunneling.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA (1996-98)
Research assistant, with Dr. Neil Gershenfeld.
Programmed machine-learning tools for reconstructing dynamics of a digital violin.
Created 3D, non-contact interactive design program based on electric field imaging of hands.

Activision, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (1997)
Research programmer
Designed real-time, physics-based animation engine for video games.

University of North Texas Chemistry Department, Denton, TX (1994-95)
Research assistant, with Dr. Paul Braterman

Research on the origins of life; synthesized and analyzed layered double hydroxides with intercalated anions.

Education

Stanford University, Stanford, CA (1999-2005)
GPA: 4.1/4.0
PhD candidate, Neurosciences
Thesis title: Task-specific neural mechanisms of memory encoding


Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (1995-99)
GPA: 5.0/5.0
M.Eng. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
B.S. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
B.S. Physics
Thesis title: Quantum Computation: Theory and Implementation

Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, University of North Texas, Denton, TX (1993-95)
GPA: 4.0/4.0

Major awards

2008, Discover Magazine, 20 Best Scientists Under Age 40

2008, NSF Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation Grant (Cognitive Optimization

               and Prediction: From Neural Systems to Neurotechnology)

2008, NSF SGER (Small Grant for Exploratory Research)

2008, MIT McGovern Institute for Brain Research Neurotechnology (MINT) Award

2008, Congressionally-Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) Post-Traumatic Stress

               Disorder Concept Award

2008, MIT Alumni Class Funds Award for Excellence in Educational Innovation

2008, NARSAD Young Investigator Award

2008, Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship

2007, Discovery Science Channel, Top 5 ‘Best Science Moments 2007’

2007, Society for Neuroscience (SFN) Research Award for Innovation in Neuroscience (RAIN)

2007, NIH Director’s New Innovator Award

2007, MIT, Benesse Career Development Professor Chair

2007, Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Early Career Translational Research Award in Biomedical Engineering

2007, MIT McGovern Institute for Brain Research Neurotechnology (MINT) Award

2006, Technology Review TR35, World’s Top 35 Innovators under Age 35

2006, Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, Top Ph.D. Thesis Prize

2005-07, McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience, Technological Innovations in

                Neuroscience Award, Investigator

2005-2006, Helen Hay Whitney Fellowship
2004, Dan David Prize Scholarship (Future Dimension, Brain Sciences)

2004, NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award
1999-2004, Fannie and John Hertz Fellowship
1999, MIT Microelectromechanical Systems design competition, 1st place
1998, International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition, 1st place
1995-1996, MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, letters of commendation (top

                2% at MIT), in 3 of the 4 core courses
1995, International Chemistry Olympiad, selected to U.S. team
1995, USA Mathematical Talent Search, Winner
1995, National Merit Finalist

1995, Tandy Technology Scholar
1994, Robert A. Welch Foundation Research Scholarship

1994, University of North Texas, outstanding chemistry student

1993-95, University of North Texas, Dean’s List

1993, Texas State Science and Engineering Fair, SEMATECH Mathematics Prize

1993, Texas State Science and Engineering Fair, 1st place, Mathematics division

Classes Taught

Biological Instrumentation and Measurement, 20.309, MIT (Spring 2009)

Sensing and measurement aimed at quantitative molecular/cell/tissue analysis in terms of genetic, biochemical, and biophysical properties. Methods include light and fluorescence microscopies, and electro-mechanical probes (atomic force microscopy, optical traps, MEMS devices). Application of statistics, probability, signal and noise analysis, and Fourier techniques to experimental data. Preferences given to juniors and seniors.  (Taught in collaboration with M. F. Yanik and S. Wassermann.)

 

Applications of Neuroengineering, MAS.882/9.433, MIT (Spring 2008, Spring 2009)

Project-focused course in which students take top-down approach to developing technologies that address critical clinical and basic-science problems of human brain function. Focus is on application of engineering principles to development of systematically powerful tools. Problem domains include neurological/psychiatric disorders, consciousness, and human cognitive augmentation. Students work in teams to apply cross-disciplinary (e.g., molecular, physical, nanotechnological) building blocks to design new tools for the analysis and engineering of the brain.


Principles of Neuroengineering, MAS.881/20.452/9.422, MIT (Fall 2007, Fall 2008)

Covers principles underlying current and future technologies for brain analysis and engineering, for neurology, psychiatry, and neuroscience. Focuses on using biophysical, biochemical, and anatomical models to understand technology design constraints governing ability to observe and alter brain function. Topics include functional magnetic resonance imaging, electromagnetic recording/stimulation, neuropharmacology, optical cellular imaging, and gene/stem-cell therapy. Design projects by student teams.


Neurotechnology Ventures, (MAS.961/9.912J/HST.588 in Spring 2007; MAS.883/9.455/20.454/15.128/HST.588 thereafter), MIT (Spring 2007, Fall 2008)

A special seminar focused on the challenges of envisioning, planning and building startups; commercializing innovations from neuroscience; and the blossoming domain of neuroengineering.  (Primary instructor; taught in collaboration with J. Bonsen and R. Ellis-Behnke.  Simulcast to Hong Kong and Taiwan.) 

Social and professional activities

Professional, conferences/meetings/events

2009, SPIE BiOS 2009 Meeting, Neurons and Photons Conference, San Jose, CA, Program Committee

2008, National Academies Keck Futures Initiative 2008: Complex Systems, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, CA, invited participant

2008, NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research, Pain Grand Challenges/Transformative R01 Workshop, invited participant

2008, Neuron to Synapse Meeting, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Scientific Committee

2008, Computational and Systems Neuroscience (CoSyNe) Meeting, Workshop Organizer, How to solve systems neuroscience problems with molecular tools,” Snow Bird, Utah

2007, NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research, Neuroplasticity Workshop, invited participant

2007, BodyNets 2007 Conference, Florence, Italy, Technical Program Committee member

2000, NINDS Conference on Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience: From Synapse to

               Circuitry, writer

Professional, other

2009-present, SPIE, member

2007-present, Technology Review, official blogger/writer

2007-present, Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, Fellowship Interviewer

2003-present, MIT Entrepreneur Center E-Society, member

2000-present, Society for Neuroscience, member

 

MIT

2009-present, MIT Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Track, faculty member

2009-present, MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories, affiliate member

2008-present, MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Joint Professor

2007-present, MIT Media Lab Center for Human Augmentation, Co-Director

2007-present, MIT McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Associate Member

2007-present, MIT Picower Center for Learning and Memory, Affiliate Professor

2007-present, MIT Department of Biological Engineering, Joint Professor

2007, MIT Department of Biological Engineering, Affiliate Professor

2006-present, MIT Computational and Systems Biology Initiative, Faculty Member

Major Publications

Papers (peer-reviewed)
1. Schoner, B., Cooper, C., Douglas, C. L., Boyden, E. S., Gershenfeld, N. A. (1999) “Data-driven modeling of acoustical instruments,” Journal of the Acoustic Society of America 105(2):1328.

 

2.  Maguire, Y., Boyden, E. S., Gershenfeld, N. (2000) Toward a table-top quantum computer, IBM Systems Journal 39:3&4, p.823.

3. Boyden, E. S., Raymond, J. L. (2003) Active reversal of motor memories reveals rules governing memory encoding, Neuron 39(6):1031-42.

4. Boyden, E. S., Katoh, A., Raymond, J. L. (2004) Cerebellum-dependent learning: The role of multiple plasticity mechanisms, Annual Review of Neuroscience 27:581-609.

5. Kimpo, R. R.*, Boyden, E. S.*, Katoh, A., Ke, M. C., Raymond, J. L. (2005) Distinct patterns of stimulus generalization of increases and decreases in VOR gain, Journal of Neurophysiology 94(5):3092-3100.  (* equal co-first authors)

6. Boyden, E. S., Zhang, F., Bamberg, E., Nagel, G., Deisseroth, K. (2005) Millisecond-timescale, genetically-targeted optical control of neural activity, Nature Neuroscience 8(9):1263-1268.

 

7. Boyden, E. S., Katoh, A., Pyle, J. L., Chatila, T. A., Tsien, R. W., Raymond, J. L. (2006) Selective engagement of plasticity mechanisms for motor memory storage, Neuron 51(6):823-834.

 

8. Zhang, F., Wang, L.-P., Boyden, E. S., Deisseroth, K. (2006) Optical control of excitable cells and Channelrhodopsin-2, Nature Methods 3(10):785-92.

 

9.  Han, X. and Boyden, E. S., Multiple-color optical activation, silencing, and desynchronization of neural activity, with single-spike temporal resolution. PLoS ONE, 2007. 2(3): p. e299. PMCID: PMC1808431

 

10.  Wang, H., Peca, J., Matsusaki, M., Matsusaki, K., Noguchi, J., Qiu, L., Wang, D., Zhang, F., Boyden, E. S., Deisseroth, K., Kasai, H., Hall, W. C., Feng, G., Augustine, G. J. (2007) High-speed mapping of synaptic connectivity using photostimulation in channelrhodopsin-2 transgenic mice, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104(19):8143-848.

 

11.  Liao, Y. J., Safa, P., Chen, Y.-R., Sobel, R. A., Boyden, E. S., Tsien, R. W. (2008) Anti-Ca2+ channel antibody attenuates Ca2+ currents and mimics cerebellar ataxia in vivo, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105(7):2705-2710.

 

12.  Han, X., Qian, X., Bernstein, J.G., Zhou, H.-H., Talei Franzesi, G., Stern, P., Bronson, R.T., Graybiel, A.M., Desimone, R., and Boyden, E.S. (2009)  Millisecond-Timescale Optical Control of Neural Dynamics in the Nonhuman Primate Brain, Neuron 62, 191-198.

 

Talks/conference papers (peer-reviewed)
1. Fletcher, R., Omojola, O., Boyden, E. S., Gershenfeld, N. (1999) “Reconfigurable Agile Tag Reader Technologies for Combined EAS and RFID capability,” Conference paper in Proceedings of the Second IEEE Workshop on Automatic Identification Advanced Technologies, Summit, New Jersey.

2. Fletcher, R., Omojola, O., Boyden, E., Gershenfeld, N.. (2002) "The Design of Agile RFID Tags as a Catalyst for RFID Standardization," 3rd IEEE Conference on Automatic Identification Technologies.

 

3. Boyden, E. S., Tsien, R. W., Chatila, T. A., Raymond, J. L. (2003) "Is oppositely directed motor learning implemented with inverse plasticity mechanisms?" Talk, at Advances in Computational Motor Control II, Symposium at the Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.

4. Boyden, E. S., Chatila, T. A., Raymond, J. L. (2004) "The contribution of inverse plasticity mechanisms to cerebellum-dependent learning." Talk, at Computational and Systems Neuroscience (CoSyNe), Cold Spring Harbor, NY, March 24-28, 2004.

 

5. Han, X., and Boyden, E. S. (2007) "Multiple-color optical activation, silencing and desynchronization of neural activity, with single-spike temporal resolution," Spotlight Presentation, at Computational and Systems Neuroscience (CoSyNe), Salt Lake City, UT, Feb 22-25, 2007.

 

6.  Bernstein, J. G., Han, X., Henninger, M. A., Ko, E. Y., Qian, X., Franzesi, G. T., McConnell, J. P., Stern, P., Desimone, R., and Boyden, E. S. (2008) Prosthetic systems for therapeutic optical activation and silencing of genetically-targeted neurons. Proc Soc Photo Opt Instrum Eng, 2008. 6854: p. 68540H. PMCID: PMC2366937

 

7.  Chow B, Han X, Qian X and Boyden E (2009). High-performance halorhodopsin variants for improved genetically-targetable optical neural silencing. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. Conference Abstract: Computational and systems neuroscience. doi: 10.3389/conf.neuro.10.2009.03.347

 

8.  Boyden E, Franzesi G T, Qian X, Li M, Han X, Borgers C, Kopell N J, Le Beau F and Whittington M A (2009). Probing mechanisms of gamma rhythmogenesis with cell type-specific optical neural control. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. Conference Abstract: Computational and systems neuroscience. doi: 10.3389/conf.neuro.10.2009.03.299

 

Patents and Patent Applications

Over 140 patents or patents pending.

 

Theses
1. Boyden, E. S. (1999) Quantum Computing: Theory and Implementation, Master's Thesis in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Bachelor's Thesis in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

 

2. Boyden, E. S. (2005) Task-selective neural mechanisms of memory encoding, Ph. D. Thesis in Neurosciences, Stanford University.

 

Byline Articles

1. Boyden, E. S. (2000) “Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience: From Synapse to Circuitry,” National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Technical Report for Workshop of April 28, 2000.

2. Boyden, E. S. (2007) “Engineering the Brain (‘Notebooks’ column),” Technology Review, March/April 2007 issue, p. 34-35.  Featured on MIT homepage.

 

3. Boyden, E. S. "In Pursuit of Human Augmentation." Ed Boyden's Blog. Technology Review. 9/17/07. (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/boyden/21839/).

 

4. Boyden, E. S. "Open Philanthropy." Ed Boyden's Blog. Technology Review. 9/24/07. (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/boyden/21850/).

 

5. Boyden, E. S. "Synthetic Neurobiology." Ed Boyden's Blog. Technology Review. 10/9/07. (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/boyden/21871/).

 

6. Boyden, E. S. "How to Think." Ed Boyden's Blog. Technology Review. 11/13/07. (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/boyden/21925/).  Featured on MIT homepage.

 

7. Boyden, E. S. "Training a Generation of Neuroengineers." Ed Boyden's Blog, Technology Review. 4/22/08. (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/boyden/22055/).

 

8. Boyden, E. S. "Inverting the Core." Ed Boyden's Blog. Technology Review. 7/14/08. (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/boyden/22096/).  Featured on MIT homepage.

 

9.  Boyden, E. S. "Research as a Community-Building Activity" Ed Boyden's Blog. Technology Review. 7/28/08. (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/boyden/22102/). 

 

10.  Boyden, E. S. "Averting Disasters, Preventing Problems." Ed Boyden's Blog. Technology Review. 9/2/08. (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/boyden/22122/).

 

11.  Boyden, E. S. "Civilization as Experiment." Ed Boyden's Blog. Technology Review. 1/19/09. (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/boyden/22512/).

 

Other writings
1. Boyden, E. S. (1996) “The Practical Physicist's OpenGL tutorial,” Online.

 

2. Boyden, E. S. (1997) “Tree-based Cluster Weighted Modeling: Towards A Massively Parallel Real-Time Digital Stradivarius,” Online.

 

3. Boyden, E. S. (1997) “A physics-based animation engine,” Online.

 

4. Altshuler, R. C., Boyden, E. S., Chase, C. C., Davis, B. M., Delatorre, F. J., Edelson, J., Elgart, J. D., Gates, H. G., Hancher, M. D., Hasan, L. M., Huang, A. S., Knaian, A. N., Lee, F., Newburg, S. O., Polito, B. F., Reynolds, M. S., Smith, E. D., Warmann, E. C. (1998) “The ORCA-1: An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle,” Online.

 

5. Boyden, E. S., El Rifai, O., Hubert, B., Karpman, M., Roberts, D. (1999) “A High-Performance Tunneling Accelerometer,” Online.

 

Invited talks

1. Boyden, E. S. (2003) “How multiple plasticity mechanisms contribute to versatile motor learning,” Invited talk, Stanford Neurosciences Program 2003 Retreat, Monterey, CA.

 

2.. Boyden, E. S. (2005) “Causal roles of neurons and neural circuits in learning and behavior,” Invited talk, Hertz Foundation Scholars 2005 Retreat, Pt. Reyes, CA.

 

3. Boyden, E. S. (2006) “Solving the brain systematically: tools for the analysis and engineering of neural circuits,” Invited talk, Google Tech Talk series, Google, Mountain View, CA.

4. Boyden, E. S. (2006) “Cutting-edge technologies for the systematic analysis of neural circuit dynamics,” Invited talk, UCSF, Program in Bioengineering Seminar Series, San Francisco, CA.

 

5. Boyden, E. S. (2006) “Resolving the computational role of specific neural circuit elements,” Invited talk, McGovern Institute, MIT, Cambridge, MA.

 

6. Boyden, E. S. (2006) “Towards the analysis of cortical computation via optical control of neural activity,” Invited talk, Computation and Neural Systems, Caltech, Pasadena, CA.

 

7. Boyden, E. S. (2006) “Enabling technologies for controlling neural circuit functions,” Invited talk, Brain Science Program, Brown University, Providence, RI.

 

8. Boyden, E. S. (2006) “Technologies for the systematic analysis of neural circuit function,” Invited talk, Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

 

9. Boyden, E. S. (2006) “Neural Circuit Technology: Towards New Brain Interfaces and Biological Tools,” Invited talk, MIT Media Laboratory, MIT, Cambridge, MA.

 

10. Boyden, E. S. (2006) “Engineering tools for engineering the brain,” Invited talk, Division of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI.

 

11. Boyden, E. S. (2006) “Ultraprecise biological interfaces: Controlling life with light,” Opening night talk, Science Foo Camp, Google, Mountain View, CA.

 

12. Boyden, E. S. (2006) “Launching the Open Brain Stimulator Project,” Session leader, Foo Camp, O’Reilly Media, Sebastopol, CA.

 

13. Boyden, E. S. (2006) “The future of neural devices,” Invited talk, Stanford Biodesign Program, Stanford, CA.

 

14.  Boyden, E. S. (2006) “Systematic approaches for understanding neural circuit function,” Invited talk, Center for Basic Neuroscience, UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX.

 

15.  Boyden, E. S. (2007), “Technologies for the Precise Control of Neural Circuits,” Invited talk, Sloan-Swartz Seminars on Theoretical Neurobiology, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, CA.

 

16. Boyden, E. S. (2007) “New Technologies for Repairing Neural Computations,” Invited talk, The Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA.

 

17. Boyden, E. S. (2007) “Technologies for engineering neural circuit function,” Invited talk, Department of Biological Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA.

 

18.  Boyden, E. S. (2007) “Engineering the Brain: Towards Systematic Cures for Neural Disorders,” Featured speaker, MIT Media Lab H2.0 (Human 2.0) Symposium, MIT, Cambridge, MA.

 

19. Boyden, E. S. (2007) “Engineering the Brain,” Invited talk, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard/MGH, Boston, MA.

 

20. Boyden, E. S. (2007) “Towards enabling ultraprecise optical prosthetics,” Invited talk, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA.

 

21. Boyden, E. S. (2007) "What Do We Need to Know, to do Practical Cognitive Augmentation?" Invited session leader, with Vaughan Bell, Science Foo Camp, Google, Mountain View, CA.

 

22. Boyden, E. S. (2007) “Brain-Engineering Technologies: Towards Making us Smarter and
Happier,” Invited talk, AARP National Event and Expo, Boston, MA.

 

23. Boyden, E. S. (2007) “Engineering the Brain,” Featured speaker, Emerging Technologies (aka TR ETC, EmTech) Conference at MIT, Sept. 25-27, 2007

 

24. Boyden, E. S. (2007) “Towards ultraprecise optical prosthetics for treating pain: enabling technologies and testing,” Invited speaker, MGH-Charlestown, Boston, MA.

 

25. Boyden, E. S. (2007) “Controlling neural circuits: towards synthetic neurobiology,” Invited speaker, Harvard University Division of Applied Sciences, Cambridge, MA.

 

26. Boyden, E. S. (2007) “Principles of controlling neural circuit functions: towards synthetic neurobiology,” Invited speaker, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA.

 

27. Boyden, E. S. (2007) “Neural Control Technologies and Uses Thereof,” Invited speaker, Innerspace Foundation, Boston, MA.

 

28. Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Towards a New Generation of Intelligent Brain Interfaces,” Invited speaker, Canon.

 

29. Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Engineering the brain,” Invited speakrer, Honda.

 

30. Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Talking to the Mind: New Approaches to Engineering the Brain,” Invited speaker, The International House of Japan.

 

31. Boyden, E. S. (2008) “New Ideas on how to Get Information Into and Out of the Brain,” Invited speaker, NEC.

 

32. Boyden, E. S. (2008) “New Ideas on how to Get Information Into and Out of the Brain,” Invited speaker, Hitachi.

 

33. Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Optical Neuron Control: Understanding and Engineering Normal and Pathological Neural Dynamics,” Invited speaker, Boston University.

 

34. Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Genetically-Targeted Optical Neuromodulation: Towards Circuitwide Control of Normal and Pathological Neural Computation,” Speaker (and workshop organizer/session chair), Computational and Systems Neuroscience (CoSyNe) Workshop, Snowbird, UT.

 

35. Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Synthetic Neurobiology: Towards Engineering Brain Circuits for Health and Human Augmentation,” Featured speaker, O’Reilly ETech (Emerging Technology) Conference, San Diego, CA.

 

36. Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Optical Neural Control: Understanding Normal and Pathological Neuronal Circuit Dynamics,” Invited speaker, MIT Modern Optics and Spectroscopy Seminar Series, Cambridge, MA.

 

37. Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Optical Neural Control: Analyzing and Engineering Normal and Pathological Neuronal Circuit Dynamics,” Invited speaker, Psychiatry Department, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

 

38.  Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Optical Neural Control: Analyzing and Engineering Normal and Pathological Neuronal Circuit Dynamics,” Invited speaker, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department, MIT, Cambridge, MA.

 

39.  Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Prosthetic Systems for Therapeutic Optical Activation and Silencing of Genetically-Targeted Neurons,” Invited speaker, MEMS for Implantable Medical Devices Symposium, MIT, Cambridge, MA.

 

40. Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Optical Neural Control: Analyzing and Engineering Normal and Pathological Neuronal Circuit Dynamics,” Invited speaker, 2008 Neuroscience Spring Symposium, University of Michigan.

 

41. Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Prosthetic Optical Fiber Systems for Therapeutic Neural Activation and Silencing,” Invited speaker, Corning, Inc., Corning, NY.

 

42. Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Controlling neural circuit elements to understand and engineer their roles in cognition,” Invited speaker, NYU, New York City, NY.

 

43. Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Optical Neural Control: Analyzing and Engineering Normal and Pathological Neuronal Circuit Dynamics,” Invited speaker, Neuron to Synapse Meeting (sponsored by GeneExpression Systems), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

 

44. Boyden, E. S. (2008) "Repairing Neural Circuits: Principles for Thinking About Epilepsy, Depression, and Schizophrenia," Invited speaker, Kavli Science Journalism Workshop ‘Frontiers of Brain Science,’ Knight Science Journalism Fellowships Program, MIT, Cambridge, MA. 

 

45. Boyden, E. S. (2008) "Optical Neural Control: Analyzing and Engineering Normal and Pathological Neuronal Circuit Dynamics," Invited speaker, Neuroimaging Groups presentation, Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA.

 

46. Boyden, E. S. (2008) "What should we really be doing, to understand neural systems?," Invited speaker, Grass Lab Tuesday night talk, Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA.

 

47.  Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Optical Brain Control: Analyzing and Engineering Normal and Pathological Neural Circuit Dynamics,” Invited speaker, Integrative Brain Reseach Symposium, Sapporo, Japan.

 

48.  Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Optical Brain Control: Analyzing and Engineering Normal and Pathological Neural Circuit Dynamics,” Invited speaker, NIMH Intramural Retreat, Gettysburg, PA.

 

49.  Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Optical Neuron Control: Towards Principles of Controlling Neural Circuits,” Invited speaker, Integrative Approaches to Brain Complexity Conference, Cold Spring Harbor/Wellcome Trust, Wellcome Trust Conference Center, Hinxton, UK.

 

50.  Boyden, E. S. (2008) “Optical methods for controlling and correcting neural circuit functions," Invited speaker, "In Vivo Imaging in Recovery After Neural Injury:  From Microimaging in Animal Models to Functional Imaging in Man," Satellite Symposium to the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) and the American Society of Neurologic Rehabilitation (ASNR) Joint Educational Conference, Toronto, Canada.

 

51.  Barry, B., Boyden, E., Lang, E. (2008) "Software Technologies in the Delivery of Intelligent Language Hypnosis Engines," Procedural Hypnosis: From Bench Top to Bedside (Symposium), 59th Annual Scientific Program, October 24-26, 2008 Hypnosis 2008: Foundations & Frontiers, Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis.

 

52.  Boyden, E. S. (2008) "High-Precision Genetically-Targeted Optical Control of Normal and Pathological Neural Computations," Invited speaker, HHMI Conference on Genetic Manipulation of Neuronal Activity, Janelia Farm, Ashburn, VA.

 

53.  Boyden, E. S. (2008) "Optical Brain Control: Analyzing and Engineering Normal and Pathological Neural Circuit Dynamics," Invited speaker, Carolina Biophysics Symposium, Chapel Hill, NC.

 

54.  Boyden, E. S. (2008) "Optical Brain Control: Analyzing and Engineering Normal and Pathological Neural Circuit Dynamics," Invited speaker, MIT Synthetic Biology Working Group, Cambridge, MA.

 

55.  Boyden, E. S. (2009) “Novel Tools for Precisely Controlling Brain Functions,“ Invited speaker, Brain Research Center and Student Biotechnology Network, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

 

56.  Boyden, E. S. (2009) “Optical Brain Control: Analyzing and Engineering Normal and
Pathological Neural Circuit Dynamics,“ Invited speaker, CIMIT Forum, Boston, MA.

 

57.  Boyden, E. S. (2009) “Optical Brain Control: Analyzing and Engineering Normal and
Pathological Neural Circuit Dynamics,“ Invited speaker, Dept. of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

 

58.  Boyden, E. S. (2009) “Optical Control Of Normal and Pathological Neural Circuit Computations,“ Invited speaker, McGovern Symposium, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

 

59.  Boyden, E. S. (2009) "Optical Neural Control: Towards Systematic Parsing of the Role of Cell Types in Normal and Abnormal Neural Computation," Invited talk, MGH-HST Martinos Center Brainmap Series, Cambridge, MA.

 

60.  Boyden, E. S. (2009) "Optical Brain Control: Towards New Therapies for Brain Disorders," Invited speaker, Optical Society of America (New England Section Meeting), Cambridge, MA.

 

Other non-peer-reviewed talks and conference papers

25 other talks, conference papers, and book chapters.