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SUMMARY:Functional recovery following paralysis facilitated by epidural an
 d transcutaneous spinal stimulation and Implications for the future
DTSTART:20180426T140000
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. V. Reggie Edgerton\, Yury Gerasimenko and Parag Gad\, De
 partment of Integrative Biology and Physiology\, UCLA.\nImpressive results
  are being obtained in multiple laboratories around the country using a va
 riety of neural modulatory techniques. In this lecture I will focus on res
 ults\, principally from my laboratory and from some of our collaborators. 
 I will also focus on experiments using electrical stimulation applied epid
 urally via implanted electrode arrays on the dorsum of the spinal cord and
  transcutaneously with multiple electrodes applied to the skin overlying t
 he spinal column. A small amount of data relating to pharmacological neuro
 modulation will also be addressed. Data will be presented\, which provides
  compelling evidence of the similarity in the basic mechanisms of neuromod
 ulation of spinal networks\, but there are also important differences whic
 h will probably expand the scope of conditions and types of injuries that 
 might be addressed with electrical neuromodulation. Based on a combination
  of studies using these techniques in studying animals and humans\, I will
  present what I considered to be some the most important basic functional 
 concepts that have emerged over the last decade        and how thes
 e concepts challenge long-held dogma associated with the basic biology of 
 a spinal lesion\, the persistence of plasticity of supraspinal and spinal 
 networks well beyond a year post-injury. Finally\, I will present data tha
 t suggest a basic neurophysiological phenomenon that seems to be an import
 ant component of how movement is controlled\, but has largely been overloo
 ked.\n 
LOCATION:Campus Biotech H4.02 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room=H42232.080
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