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Amy Orsborn

Neuroscientist, Engineer | aorsborn@uw.edu | Website

Dr. Orsborn is a Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor in the departments of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Bioengineering at the University of Washington. Her research explores sensorimotor plasticity in brain-computer interfaces and how plasticity is influenced by the algorithms used. She completed her Ph.D. at the UC Berkeley/UCSF Joint Graduate Program in Bioengineering and her postdoctoral training at NYU’s Center for Neural Science. Her work has been supported by a range of federal (NSF, NIH) and private (Simons Foundation) agencies, along with industry (Google, Meta).

Areas of Interest:
Motor SystemsNeural Engineering and NeurotechnologyNeuro AI