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SUMMARY:Neuro-X Seminar: From fundamental neuroscience to bidirectional br
 ain-computer interfaces
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DESCRIPTION:Dr Cecile Verbaarschot\nAs humans\, we perform actions to achi
 eve the things we want. While preparing or performing these actions\, we m
 ay experience intentions and desires about their timing and purpose. In my
  research\, I study the neural processes and conscious experiences that in
 itiate and guide one particular type of intended action: voluntary movemen
 t. I use this knowledge to develop intuitive brain-computer interfaces for
  restoring (tactile) perception and autonomy in individuals with limited s
 ensory and movement capabilities. Via a collaboration between the Universi
 ties of Pittsburgh and Chicago\, I work with three participants with tetra
 plegia that have long-term intracortical micro-electrode array implants in
  their somatosensory and motor cortices for the real-time perception and c
 ontrol of a robotic arm. By stimulating specific areas in their somatosens
 ory cortex\, localized touch sensations can be evoked on the participant
 ’s (paralyzed) hand. In this talk\, I will discuss (1) what neural signa
 ls relate to the initiation of an action and the timing and vividness of o
 ne’s conscious intention to act\, (2) to what degree artificially evoked
  tactile sensations can be similar to natural touch\, and (3) how contextu
 al factors may influence these neural processes\, conscious intentions and
  tactile sensations during motor control.
LOCATION:SV 1717 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==SV%201717 https://epfl.zoom.u
 s/j/65912888006?pwd=QUhnL3FLOEZqSXpHZ243R3lhNlN3QT09
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