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Julia Berezutskaya

Assistant Professor

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Biography

I develop brain-computer interfaces (BCI) for communication and computer control by people with severe movement disability. I focus on 1) decoding information from brain signals for BCI, 2) BCI software and games development, and 3) boosting BCIs with stimulation for reanimating paralysed muscles. My work contributes to the emerging field of neurotechnology and responsible patient-centered artificial intelligence for medical care. 

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Utrecht-BCI lab: developing neurotechnology for people with motor impairments

Research aim

The Utrecht BCI Lab investigates the neuronal mechanisms that support human brain function, with a focus on electrical (ECoG, EEG) and hemodynamic (fMRI) processes. Our goal is to translate fundamental neuroscience into practical neurotechnologies—especially fully implanted Brain‑Computer Interfaces (BCIs) that restore communication for people with severe paralysis.

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Recent publications

The effect of perceived auditory feedback on speech Brain-Computer Interface decoding performance A. Schippers, J. Berezutskaya, M. J. Vansteensel, Z. V. Freudenburg, N. E. Crone, N. F. Ramsey
Clinical Neurophysiology, 2025, vol. 180
Master classes of the tenth international brain-computer interface meeting Stephanie Cernera, Tan Gemicioglu, Julia Berezutskaya, Richard Csaky, Maxime Verwoert, Daniel Polyakov, Sotirios Papadopoulos, Valeria Spagnolo, Juliana Gonzalez Astudillo, Satyam Kumar, Hussein Alawieh, Dion Kelly, Joanna R.G. Keough, Araz Minhas, Matthias Dold, Yiyuan Han, Alexander McClanahan, Mousa Mustafa, Juan Jose Gonzalez-Espana, Florencia Garro, Angela Vujic, Kriti Kacker, Christoph Kapeller, Simon Geukes, Ceci Verbaarschot, Michael Wimmer, Mushfika Sultana, Sara Ahmadi, Christian Herff, Andreea Ioana Sburlea, Camille Jeunet, David E. Thompson, Marianna Semprini, Richard Andersen, Sergey Stavisky, Eli Kinney-Lang, Fabien Lotte, Jordy Thielen, Xing Chen, Victoria Peterson, Aysegul Gunduz, Theresa Vaughan, Davide Valeriani
Journal of Neural Engineering, 2025, vol. 22
Effect of Electrode Distance and Size on Electrocorticographic Recordings in Human Sensorimotor Cortex Simon H. Geukes, Mariana P. Branco, Erik J. Aarnoutse, Annike Bekius, Julia Berezutskaya, Nick F. Ramsey
Neuroinformatics, 2024, vol. 22, p.707-717
Editorial Zachary Freudenburg, Julia Berezutskaya, Cornelia Herbert
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2024, vol. 18
Boosting brain–computer interfaces with functional electrical stimulation Evan Canny, Mariska J. Vansteensel, Sandra M.A. van der Salm, Gernot R. Müller-Putz, Julia Berezutskaya
Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2023, vol. 20
Direct speech reconstruction from sensorimotor brain activity with optimized deep learning models Julia Berezutskaya, Zachary V Freudenburg, Mariska J Vansteensel, Erik J Aarnoutse, Nick F Ramsey, Marcel A J van Gerven
Journal of Neural Engineering, 2023, vol. 20, p.1-25