UK sensorimotor conference in Birmingham
This is an informal chance for the UK Sensory-Motor community to come together, present work and discuss future collaborations. The scope of the meeting is wide ranging: from animal studies through human and clinical work, to robotics and computational neuroscience. We will aim to distribute speaking slots as broadly as possible across the groups that attend.
Places are limited so to book your place please click the registration link and complete the online form as soon as possible. Also, please forward this link to students and post-docs in your group and any other colleagues who might be interested.
This year the conference is in Birmingham, and will be held at Aston University.
Registration is £50, which will include the contribution for dinner!
Keynote Speakers
Interested in learning more about our speakers? Click on their institution link
Prof. Andrew Jackson
Prof Jackson’s research interests include motor control, learning, and oscillatory brain dynamics in waking and sleep. This basic research informs the development of closed-loop neural interface technologies, with applications in the treatment of stroke, spinal cord injury and epilepsy.
SUBMISSIONS
Attendance
You can either
Present a poster
Give an oral presentation
Attend without presentation
Submissions must be sent to: uksensorimotor@gmail.com
Email subject: surname of the first author followed by space and "- submission".
Guidelines: 250 words, one figure max.
Indicate your preference: poster or oral presentation
Please confirm if you will attend the pre-conference workshops at the end of your abstract
Posters
Please note that the size of the poster panels are:
59 inches (150 cm) wide
47 inches (120 cm) high
Schedule
Pre-Conference Workshops
20th June
9am-12pm
Delsys:
Brain to Muscle: Investigating Movement Modulation through Motor Unit Decomposition
A hands-on workshop aimed at exploring the evolution of motor unit decomposition. Through examination of current applications with the Delsys NeuroMap system, we will discuss the future directions of how advances in this area can help us understand more about the fundamental basis of neural control during dynamic activity.
ADInstruments :
At ADInstruments we create simple, flexible tools to help scientists and educators record and analyse data quickly and efficiently. We will present our Small Animal Telemetry System which is unique in offering continuous and long-term biopotential recording, in combination with optogenetic stimulation in rats. Alongside this, we will also present some of our options for collecting human physiological data, including wireless ECG and our newest data acquisition system, the PowerLab C
Conference Start Day 1
20th June
1pm-6pm
Talks
Break Refreshments poster session
Keynote speaker
Conference Day 2
21st June
9:30am-5pm
Keynote speaker
Break Refreshments poster session
Talks
Lunch
Keynote speaker
talks
Break Refreshments poster session
talks
Dinner
Conference Closure Day 3
22th June
9:30m-12m
Talks
Break Refreshments poster session
Keynote speaker
From New Street station to Aston University
less than 20 minutes walk
At the train station
Get out from the train station at Stephenson Street exit
and walk on Corporation Street all the way to Aston University.
At the Main building take stairs or lift to the 4th floor, either:
Lift C then walk straight ahead
Lift D then turn right on 4th floor
Or Purple sky lift then turn right
to get to the Lecture theatre 2 (room 417) and the poster/catering will be a big space (4 rooms connected together: 402,404,406 and 408).
Our Sponsors
At ADInstruments we create simple, flexible tools to help scientists and educators record and analyze data quickly and efficiently.
Powerful, flexible and accurate, our products are cited in more than 30,000 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and our equipment is the preferred choice for thousands of scientists and educators around the world.
We pride ourselves on supporting the scientific community with user-friendly software, specialised training options and solution-focused systems of the highest quality, giving them confidence in their data and in the power of their work.
Delsys, being at the forefront of innovative developments in electromyography (EMG) for more than 25-years, have established the foundation for unmatched signal quality, consistency and reliability.
The Delsys Trigno wireless technology builds upon this solid foundation allowing unrestricted subject motion while maintaining unmatched signal quality. This is acutely demonstrated through the latest Trigno sensor technology such as: Trigno Avanti (EMG and IMU), Trigno Quattro (4 x EMG mini heads and IMU) and Trigno Galileo (surface EMG decomposition for dynamic contractions).
Organisers :
Dr Boubker Zaaimi - Aston University
Dr Raymond Reynolds - University of Birmingham
