Hand, Brain and Technology 2014
The tight functional coupling between hand and brain has greatly shaped the evolution of language, culture and technology. This conference will bring together leading researchers from the multiple disciplines studying the unique dexterity and sensory abilities of the hand, its neuromechanical and physiological control, as well as its functional recovery and neuroprosthetic restoration following injury.
Organizers
- Prof. Roger Gassert
Rehabilitation engineering, ETH Zurich - Prof. external pagePeter Bruggercall_made
Neuropsychology, University Hospital Zurich - Prof. external pageMarie-Claude Hepp-Reymondcall_made
Neural control of grasping, ETH Zurich and University of Zurich - Dr. med. external pageFabio M. Conticall_made
Neurocognitive rehabilitation, Clinica Hildebrand Centro di riabilitazione Brissago - Mike D. Rinderknecht
Rehabilitation engineering, ETH Zurich
Conference Objectives
- Bring together leading researchers from all the various disciplines investigating the mechanisms underlying sensorimotor control and the rehabilitation of hand function
- Change the dynamics of the field to become more integrative, by promoting interaction and collaboration between neuroscientists, physiologists, psychologists, clinicians, and engineers
- Provide ample opportunity for junior and advanced researchers to disseminate their work and interact with senior researchers
- Provide an update on the state of the art, highlight recent discoveries and identify future research directions
- Promote the transfer of recent scientific insights and technologies to clinical application
- Add an engineering/robotics component to the content of the two previous successful meetings at CSF
Program
The PDFs of the updated program and the complete HBT 2014 Booklet can be found below:
Invited Keynote Speakers
- external pageSliman Bensmaiacall_made, PhD, University of Chicago, USA
Biological and bionic hands: Natural neural coding and artificial perception - external pageJoern Diedrichsencall_made, PhD, University College London, UK
The cortical representation of hand movements - external pageGeorg Goldenbergcall_made, MD, Technical University of Munich and Department of Neuropsychology, Bogenhausen Hospital, Germany
Apraxia tears apart the neural substrates of instrumental and communicative functions of the hand - external pageSusan Goldin-Meadowcall_made, PhD, University of Chicago, USA
From action to abstraction: Gesture as a mechanism of change - external pageVincent Haywardcall_made, PhD, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France
Mechanics of the fingertip and its impact on the prehensile and sensory function of the hand - external pageJoachim Hermsdörfercall_made, PhD, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Deficits of tool use following stroke: Neural correlates and technological approaches to assist in activities of daily living - external pageRoland Johanssoncall_made, MD, PhD, Umea University, Sweden
Edge-orientation processing in first-order tactile neurons - external pageDerek Kampercall_made, PhD, Illinois Institute of Technology and RIC, Chicago, USA
Neurological interactions among thumb and fingers - external pageTodd Kuikencall_made, MD, PhD, Northwestern University and RIC, Chicago, USA
Developing Neural Interfaces for Powered Prosthetic Limbs - external pageRoger Lemoncall_made, PhD, University College London, United Kingdom
Corticospinal involvement in the execution and observation of skilled hand movements - external pageGiuseppe Luppinocall_made, PhD, University of Parma, Italy
Cortical circuits for purposeful hand actions - external pageTamar Makincall_made, PhD, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Bridging the gap between cortical reorganisation and rehabilitation in arm amputees - external pageLee Millercall_made, PhD, Northwestern University and RIC, USA
Restoring hand function with a biomimetic neural interface and Functional Electrical Stimulation - external pageEric Rouillercall_made, PhD, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Behavioral variability of manual dexterity in macaques - external pageMarco Santellocall_made, PhD, Arizona State University, USA
Sensorimotor mechanisms for control and learning of dexterous manipulation - external pageMarc Schiebercall_made, MD, PhD, University of Rochester, USA
Spatiotemporal distribution of object versus location in kinematics, EMG and motor cortex activity during reach, grasp and manipulation - external pageAndy Schwartzcall_made, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Recent progress toward a high-performance neural prosthesis - external pageHansjörg Scherbergercall_made, MD, PhD, German Primate Center and Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
Grasp predictions from motor, premotor, and parietal population signals - external pageAndrea Serinocall_made, PhD, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Neural mechanisms, functions and plasticity of Peripersonal Space representation in humans - external pageAngela Sirigucall_made, PhD, Université de Lyon, France
Varieties of movement representations in the human brain - external pageFrancisco Valero-Cuevascall_made, PhD, University of Southern California, USA
Moving beyond a cortico-centric view of dexterity - Nicole Wenderoth, PhD, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Making and breaking motor memories - external pageFrank Wilsoncall_made, MD, DFA (Hon), Neurologist, Stanford University School of Medicine (retired) and author of the book "The Hand: How its use shapes the brain, language, and human culture"
CSF Award
Stefan Schaffelhofer received the CSF junior award for the excellent presentation of his work entitled "From vision to action: a comparative population study of hand grasping areas AIP, F5, and M1". The jury was composed by Sliman Bensmaia, Derek Kamper, Giuseppe Luppino, Marco Santello and Angela Sirigu.
CSF Award
Photos
The conference photo gallery can be found here: external pageHBT 2014 Photoscall_made
We would like to thank Ken Friedl for sharing his great photos which can be found external pageherecall_made.
Sponsors
- ETH Zurich
- Centro Stefano Franscini (CSF)
- Clinica Hildebrand Centro di riabilitazione Brissago
- Swiss National Science Foundation
- National Center of Competence in Research on Neural Plasticity and Repair (NCCR Neuro)
- Ticino Neuroscience Foundation
- Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS)
- Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW)
- Novartis
- Roche
- Banca Stato