Richard A. Normann Explained

Richard A. Normann
Occupation:	Bioengineer

Richard A. Normann is a Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Utah. He is known for inventing the Utah array in-vivo electrode array for brain–computer interfaces and is presently on the advisory committee of the White House BRAIN Initiative.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] He received his PhD in 1973 from UC Berkeley in electrical engineering.^[4] He received an honorary doctorate in 2012 from Miguel Hernández University in Elche, Spain.^[5]

The Utah array was first developed, under his guidance and this technology is currently in use at other centres around the world, where it provides a vital link between the central nervous systems of rats, cats, monkeys and other laboratory animals, and the computers used to study their brain patterns.^[6]

Notes and References

Web site: Bios. Physical and Mathematical Principles of Brain Structure and Function. National Science Foundation. 22 May 2017. 3 May 2013.
Web site: University of Utah Neuroscience Initiative. Brain Mapping Hub. 22 May 2017. 30 March 2015.
Web site: Collins. Francis S.. NIH and the BRAIN Initiative. Obama White House Archives. 22 May 2017. 3 May 2013.
Kim. S.. Tathireddy. P.. Normann. R. A.. Solzbacher. F.. Thermal Impact of an Active 3-D Microelectrode Array Implanted in the Brain. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 1 December 2007. 15. 4. 493–501. 10.1109/TNSRE.2007.908429. 18198706. 18358994. 1534-4320.
Web site: Distinguished Professor Awarded Honorary Degree. College of Engineering at the University of Utah. 22 May 2017. 6 June 2012.
Cyborgism: Cyborgs, Performance and Society https://books.google.co.uk/books? id=VC8MaNqVmbYC&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=Richard+Norman+(bioengineer)&source=bl&ots=np8uRm5kje&sig=ACfU3U1X3SRU_5h2zc_uNPOgOOYr_DA3-Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwik9ci0s6XpAhXZVRUIHWhIDW8Q6AEwDXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Richard%20Norman%20(bioengineer)&f=false