Professor email
HOEN 360A
(205) 934-8420
Research and Teaching Interests: Neuroengineering, Neurotechnology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Office Hours: By appointment
Education:
- B.S., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Neuroscience
- Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Behavioral Neuroscience
- Post-doctoral Fellowship, Harvard University, Neuroscience
Dr. Tyler's scientific and engineering efforts focus on developing products and solutions for noninvasive medical and consumer health devices, as well as neuromodulation solutions for national defense and security needs. These include methods and devices for cognitive and physical performance enhancement, as well as for treatment of mental health conditions. He is presently the co-founder of a small business working to develop and commercialize novel products to enhance brain health and cognition.
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Select Publications
- Spivak N, Tyler WJ, Bari A, Kuhn T. Ultrasound as a Neurotherapeutic: A Circuit- and system-Based Interrogation. FOCUS The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry. 2022
- Foldes S, Jensen A, Jacobson A, Vassal S, Foldes E, Guthery A, Brown D, Levine T, Tyler WJ, Frye R. Transdermal electrical neuromodulation for anxiety and sleep problems in high-functioning autism spectrum disorder: Feasibility and preliminary findings. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 11. 202
- Fini M, Tyler WJ. Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Alters Conflict and Emotional Processing, Physiology, and Performance II: Right Anterior Insula/Frontal Operculum Targeting 2020
- Fini M, Tyler MJ. Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Alters Conflict and Emotional Processing, Physiology, and Performance I: Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex Targeting 2020
- Sanguinetti J, Hameroff S, Smith E, Sato T, Daft C, Tyler WJ, Allen J. Transcranial Focused Ultrasound to the Right Prefrontal Cortex Improves Mood and Alters Functional Connectivity in Humans. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 14. 2020
- Bikson M, Esmaeilpour Z, Adair D, Kronberg G, Tyler WJ, Antal A, Datta A, Sabel B, Nitsche M, Loo C, Edwards D, Ekhtiari H, Knotkova H, Woods A, Hampstead B, Badran B, Peterchev A. Transcranial electrical stimulation nomenclature. Brain Stimulation. 12:1349-1366. 2019.
- Tyler WJ, Wyckoff S, Hearn T, Hool N. The Safety and Efficacy of Transdermal Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation Earbud Electrodes for Modulating Autonomic Arousal, Attention, Sensory Gating, and Cortical Brain Plasticity in Humans 2019
- Tyler WJ, Lani S, Hwang G. Ultrasonic modulation of neural circuit activity. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 50:222-231. 2018
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Honors and Awards
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Inducted Member, National Academy of InventorsJan 2020
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Named a 2015 “Digital Maverick”Issued by Details Magazine · Jan 2015
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Distinguished Scholar Alumni AwardIssued by University of Alabama at Birmingham · Jan 2013
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TechNite Innovation AwardIssued by Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council · Jan 2013
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McKnight Endowment for Neuroscience Technological Innovation AwardIssued by The McKnight Endowment for Neuroscience · Jan 2012
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Academic Innovator of the Year
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