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NEUROTECHNIX 2013. International Congress on Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics
Special Session "Sensory Fusion for Diagnostics and Neurorehabilitation", September 18-20, 2013, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
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Dear colleague,
Sensory fusion is the mechanism by which different sensory inputs are processed together in order to achieve a better outcome than could be obtained if the sources are processed separately. Humans use sensory fusion mechanisms to cope with a highly redundant sensory system, resulting in outstanding motor control abilities in terms of stability, energy efficiency, and adaptability.
Most of neurological impairments, such as stroke and cerebral palsy, are associated with deficits in sensorimotor representation and processing. Understanding how sensory fusion is accomplished in healthy and pathologic humans represents a key aspect for the design and development of more effective diagnostic and rehabilitative systems.
In the last decades, the increasing availability of accurate electromechanical sensors allowed researchers to develop artificial systems that mimic the biological characteristics of the human sensors. The inclusion of these systems into neurorobotic structures can be used to validate motor control hypotheses and to develop artificial sensory systems that can replace or compensate human sensory loss.
This special session is addressed to engineers and clinicians interested in discussing about the present and future challenges of sensory fusion, from both technological and clinical perspectives.
The session counts on several invited contributions, but it is also opened to further contributions related to the following fields:
- Motor rehabilitation
- Cognitive rehabilitation
- Biofeedback
- Human-machine interaction
- Rehabilitation robotics
- Motor control modeling
- Sensorimotor integration
- Control of human-like machines
- Neurorobotics
- Neuroprosthetics
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper Submission: June 17, 2013
Authors Notification: July 4, 2013
Camera Ready and Registration: July 18, 2013
PAPER SUBMISSION
Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in any of the topics listed above.
Instructions for preparing the manuscript (in Word and Latex formats) are available at: Paper Templates
Please also check the Guidelines and Templates.
Papers should be submitted electronically via the web-based submission system at: http://www.insticc.org/Primoris
PUBLICATION
Both complete papers and extended abstracts can be submitted. All accepted extended abstracts will be published on CD-ROM without an ISBN, accepted papers will be published on CD-ROM support and in a special section of the congress proceedings book, under an ISBN reference. The proceedings are submitted for indexation by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (ISI), INSPEC, DBLP and EI (Elsevier Index). All papers and extended abstracts presented at the congress venue will also be made available at the SCITEPRESS DIGITAL LIBRARY. SCITEPRESS is member of CrossRef.
SECRETARIAT CONTACTS
NEUROTECHNIX Symposia - SensoryFusion 2013
e-mail: neurotechnix.secretariat@insticc.org
Looking forward to meeting you in Portugal,
Best regards.
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Rafael Raya, PhD
GBIO - Bioengineering Group
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Madrid, Spain
es.linkedin.com/in/rayarafael
Upcoming events:
VII Congreso Iberoamericano de Tecnologías de Apoyo a la Discapacidad.
2013 Summer School on Neurorehabilitation
Special Session "Sensory Fusion for Diagnostics and Neurorehabilitation", September 18-20, 2013, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
----------------------------------------------------------
Dear colleague,
Sensory fusion is the mechanism by which different sensory inputs are processed together in order to achieve a better outcome than could be obtained if the sources are processed separately. Humans use sensory fusion mechanisms to cope with a highly redundant sensory system, resulting in outstanding motor control abilities in terms of stability, energy efficiency, and adaptability.
Most of neurological impairments, such as stroke and cerebral palsy, are associated with deficits in sensorimotor representation and processing. Understanding how sensory fusion is accomplished in healthy and pathologic humans represents a key aspect for the design and development of more effective diagnostic and rehabilitative systems.
In the last decades, the increasing availability of accurate electromechanical sensors allowed researchers to develop artificial systems that mimic the biological characteristics of the human sensors. The inclusion of these systems into neurorobotic structures can be used to validate motor control hypotheses and to develop artificial sensory systems that can replace or compensate human sensory loss.
This special session is addressed to engineers and clinicians interested in discussing about the present and future challenges of sensory fusion, from both technological and clinical perspectives.
The session counts on several invited contributions, but it is also opened to further contributions related to the following fields:
- Motor rehabilitation
- Cognitive rehabilitation
- Biofeedback
- Human-machine interaction
- Rehabilitation robotics
- Motor control modeling
- Sensorimotor integration
- Control of human-like machines
- Neurorobotics
- Neuroprosthetics
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper Submission: June 17, 2013
Authors Notification: July 4, 2013
Camera Ready and Registration: July 18, 2013
PAPER SUBMISSION
Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in any of the topics listed above.
Instructions for preparing the manuscript (in Word and Latex formats) are available at: Paper Templates
Please also check the Guidelines and Templates.
Papers should be submitted electronically via the web-based submission system at: http://www.insticc.org/Primoris
PUBLICATION
Both complete papers and extended abstracts can be submitted. All accepted extended abstracts will be published on CD-ROM without an ISBN, accepted papers will be published on CD-ROM support and in a special section of the congress proceedings book, under an ISBN reference. The proceedings are submitted for indexation by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (ISI), INSPEC, DBLP and EI (Elsevier Index). All papers and extended abstracts presented at the congress venue will also be made available at the SCITEPRESS DIGITAL LIBRARY. SCITEPRESS is member of CrossRef.
SECRETARIAT CONTACTS
NEUROTECHNIX Symposia - SensoryFusion 2013
e-mail: neurotechnix.secretariat@insticc.org
Looking forward to meeting you in Portugal,
Best regards.
------------------------------------------------------------
Rafael Raya, PhD
GBIO - Bioengineering Group
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Madrid, Spain
es.linkedin.com/in/rayarafael
Upcoming events:
VII Congreso Iberoamericano de Tecnologías de Apoyo a la Discapacidad.
2013 Summer School on Neurorehabilitation