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SUMMARY:NeuroTechnologies for a Better Quality of Life
DTSTART:20120911T171500
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Silvestro Micera\nThe inaugural lecture of Silvestro Mic
 era : Neuroengineering is a novel discipline combining engineering includi
 ng micro and nanotechnology\, electrical and mechanical\, and computer sci
 ence with cellular\, molecular\, cognitive neuroscience with two main goal
 s: (i) increase our basic knowledge of how the nervous system works\; (ii)
  develop systems able to restore functions in people affected by different
  types of neural disability. In the past years\, several breakthroughs hav
 e been reached by neuroengineers in particular on the development of neuro
 technologies able to restore sensorimotor functions in disabled people.\nI
 n this presentation\, three main research activities on this topic carried
  out by my laboratory in the past years will be presented. First\, the rec
 ent results achieved after the implantation of intraneural electrodes in a
 n amputee will be presented. We showed that using this approach it is poss
 ible to restore the bidirectional connection between a dexterous hand pros
 thesis and the nervous system. The user was also able to improve his abili
 ty to provide useful motor commands over time.\nSecondly\, the progress to
 wards the development of robotic systems for the comprehension and restora
 tion of the neural control of movements such as reaching and walking will 
 be also shown.\nFinally\, my ongoing activities to develop the first impla
 ntable vestibular neuroprosthesis will be also briefly described.
LOCATION:SG 1138 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==SG%201138
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