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SUMMARY:Undulatory swimmers – a tail of two tails  - Lisa Fauci
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CONTACT:Marco Vona
DESCRIPTION:The motion of undulating\, flexible `tails’ in a fluid envir
 onment is a common element in many biological and engineered systems. At t
 he macroscale\, we will probe the neuromechanics and fluid dynamics of  th
 e lamprey\, the most primitive vertebrate and\, hence\, a model organism. 
   Using a closed-loop model that couples neural signaling\, muscle mechani
 cs\, fluid dynamics and sensory feedback\, we examine the hypothesis that 
 amplified proprioceptive feedback could restore effective locomotion in la
 mpreys with spinal injuries.  At the microscale\, we will consider models 
 of the journey of extremely long and flexible insect flagella through narr
 ow and tortuous female reproductive tracts.
LOCATION:MR15\,  Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilberforce Road\, Cam
 bridge
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