Rewiring psychiatry: how a miniature wireless brain implant is advancing neurostimulation

Jacob Robinson (left) is the co-founder and CEO of Motif Neurotech (TX, USA), a company developing neurotechnology to treat and track mental illness and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University (Houston, TX, USA). Prior to founding Motif Neurotech, Robinson led a research group at Rice University for 12 years. His lab's innovations in brain-computer interfaces and bioelectronics attracted over $40 million in federal and private funding. Motif Neurotech aims to pioneer therapeutic brain-computer interface technologies under his leadership. In this interview, Robinson describes the technology behind the Motif DOT neurostimulator, a miniature, battery-free implanted neurostimulation device. He...