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SUMMARY:Learning to Control Prosthetic Hands
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DESCRIPTION:Dr K. Nazarpour\, Newcastle University\, UK.\nAcquiring a new 
 skill\, for example learning to use chopsticks\, requires accurate motor c
 ommands to be sent from the brain to the hand\, and reliable sensory feedb
 ack from the hand to the brain. Over time and with training\, the brain le
 arns to handle this two-way communication flexibly and efficiently. Inspir
 ed by this sensorimotor interplay\, our research is guided by a conviction
  that progress in prosthetic limb control is best achieved through a stron
 g synergy of motor learning and sensory feedback. In this talk\, we review
  several converging case studies that advocate for the role of motor learn
 ing in control of prosthetic hands.\n \nBio\nDr Kianoush Nazarpour (PhD 2
 008\, SMIEEE) holds a Readership in Biomedical Engineering at School of En
 gineering and Institute of Neuroscience in Newcastle University. His resea
 rch is motivated by the potential of prosthetics to restore function to in
 dividuals with limb difference. He leads the Intelligent Sensing Laborator
 y (www.intellsensing.com) and a team of one Programme Manager\, four postd
 octoral research associates and three PhD students. Since 2013\, as Princi
 pal Investigator (PI)\, he has received £3m+ funding from the EPSRC\, Lev
 erhulme Trust and The Royal Society and holds an EPSRC Healthcare Technolo
 gy Challenge Award. He has authored over 90 peer-reviewed articles in top 
 journals and in conferences. His work has received high-profile internatio
 nal media coverage\, e.g. in BBC. His work has received several awards\, e
 .g. the prestigious Netexplo 2018 award (UNESCO)\, for the “Hand that Se
 es” project with citation “one of the most promising digital innovatio
 ns with impact on society and business”.
LOCATION:Campus Biotech H8 Auditorium
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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