Motor control and learning mechanisms: from fundamental science to its application for neuromotor recovery

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titleMotor control and learning mechanisms: from fundamental science to its application for neuromotor recovery
start_date2014/09/11
schedule14h
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location_infosalle E201
summaryThe notion of ‘computational neurorehabilitation’ underlines the need, for robots and other technologies with a potential of facilitating recovery from neuromotor impairment, to incorporate knowledge of the general mechanisms of motor learning and recovery, as well as the  individual user’s type and degree of impairment. I will review recent results on computational approaches to neurorehabilitation by mostly focusing on technology-assisted rehabilitation of motor functions (stroke). Specifically I will focus on modeling the dynamics of recovery and on the adaptive control of the degree of assistance provided by the robot. Finally I will briefly discuss applications of the same concepts to the rehabilitation of incoordination (multiple sclerosis) and bradykinesia (Parkinson’s disease).
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