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SUMMARY:Sensorimotor Control of Robotic Wearable technologies - Tamar Maki
 n\, MRC CBU at the University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20221020T130000Z
DTEND:20221020T140000Z
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CONTACT:Speaker to be confirmed
DESCRIPTION:To successfully design artificial limbs for motor control\, en
 gineers often view the body itself as the ideal design template: focusing 
 device design and control on becoming more like our biological bodies. But
  ultimately\, the success of artificial limb will critically depend on its
  neural representation in our brains. Importantly\, neurocognitive resourc
 es might differ radically\, depending on the user’s life experiences and
  needs. Here I will present a series of studies where we investigated the 
 neural basis of artificial limb use for both substitution and augmentation
  technologies. We find that contrary to folk wisdom\, the brain does not c
 opy neural representations from the biological body to best support motor 
 control of artificial limb\, creating opportunities for novel technologica
 l interfaces. Collectively\, these studies suggest that although\, in prin
 ciple\, opportunities exist for harnessing hand neural and cognitive resou
 rces to control artificial limbs\, alternative non-biomimetic approaches c
 ould be also well suited for successful human-device interface. \n\nThe se
 minar will be held in LR5\, Baker Building\, Department of Engineering\, a
 nd online (zoom): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87986687566?pwd=MGJScmMwd2lwT0
 tVMHNmWmxSa05XZz09
LOCATION:Department of Engineering / Online (Zoom)
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