new paper:
Dynamic spatial coding in parietal cortex mediates tactile-motor transformation

Participants pointed to tactile stimuli on their uncrossed and crossed feet. We dissociated sensory and motor coding with an anti-task.
Parietal regions carried both anatomical (which foot) and spatial (where in space) info about the stimulus. Later in the trial same regions coded task and motor goal info.

#sensorimotor #neuroscience #tactile #movement
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39959-4

Translational Neurophysiology Post-doc position in Ferrara, Italy

University of Ferrara & the Italian Institute of Technology (Center for Translational Neurophysiology)

Come Join us in the marvellous #Ferrara to study the #Neurophysiology of #Speech and #Sensorimotor Communication!

S...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-ferrara-the-italian-institute-of-technology-center-for-translational-neurophysiology-27778-translational-neurophysiology-post-doc-position-in-ferrara-italy/?feed_id=47754

📰 "A leaky integrate-and-fire computational model based on the connectome of the entire adult Drosophila brain reveals insights into sensorimotor processing"
by 🔬 Shiu, P. K., Sterne, G. R., Spiller, N., Franconville, R., Sandoval, A., Zhou, J., Simha, N., Kang, C. H., Yu, S., Kim, J. S., Dorkenwald, S., Matsliah, A., Schlegel, P., Yu, S.-c. et al.
http://biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.05.02.539144v1?rss=1 #DrosophilaMelanogaster
#Sensorimotor
#Drosophila #Sensory
#Adult
#Taste

Postdoctoral position in sensorimotor learning and motor control @StutteringLabUW

New postdoc position in #sensorimotor learning/integration. Our lab at #UW (U Washington) in #Seattle works on both #speech and #limb #motorcontrol!

...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-washington-27778-postdoctoral-position-in-sensorimotor-learning-and-motor-control/?feed_id=43272

📰 "Pharyngeal Mechanosensory Neurons Control Food Swallow in Drosophila melanogaster"
by 🔬 Qin, J., Yang, T., Li, K., Liu, T., Zhang, W.
http://biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.04.21.537850v1?rss=1 #DrosophilaMelanogaster
#Sensorimotor
#Drosophila

For everyone at the Neural Control of Movement meeting #NCMVic23, PhD student Hantao Wang will have a poster on Friday describing how he is leveraging DBS implants with sensing technology to record from human subcortical nuclei during #sensorimotor #adaptation tasks. Check it out and meet Hantao at Poster 4-F-53.

@sensorimotor

Interested in #sensorimotor #learning and looking for a postdoc position? Our lab works on #motorcontrol in both speech and limb movements! Work can involve typical participants, #DBS patients, and/or #stuttering.

Please share and retweet - THANKS!

#neuroscience #postdoc #funding #speech #limb

This image showcases a #stroke patient training their forearm motion with the rehabilitation device #PhD Researcher Lucille Cazenave & Team developed to assists them with robotic force and muscle stimulation. These devices are currently used in a clinical study in Germany; and initial feedback on the system has been very positive.
#robotic #rehabilitation #FES #stroke #sensorimotor #recovery

📰 "Genetic and Genomic Analyses of Drosophila melanogaster Models of Chromatin Modification Disorders"
by 🔬 MacPherson, R. A., Shankar, V. A., Anholt, R. R. H., Mackay, T. F. C.
http://biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.03.30.534923v1?rss=1 #DrosophilaMelanogaster
#Sensorimotor
#Drosophila #Sleep

📰 "A dedicate sensorimotor circuit enables fine texture discrimination by active touch"
by 🔬 Jie Yu, Xuan Guo, Shen Zheng, Wei Zhang
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36649336/ #Sensorimotor #Drosophila #Taste

We will have another new #postdoc position available in 2023. The work will focus on #sensorimotor #adaptation and the #neuroscience of #speech #MotorControl. Participants will include typical adults as well as patients with neurological conditions. Our lab is part of UW in Seattle. Feel free to contact this account or lab PI LudoMax at uw.edu for more information! #BoostPlease

We will have another new #postdoc position available in 2023. The work will focus on #sensorimotor #adaptation and the #neuroscience of #speech #motorcontrol. Participants will include typical adults as well as patients with neurological conditions. Our lab is part of UW in Seattle. Feel free to contact this account or lab PI LudoMax at uw.edu for more information! #BoostPlease

#introduction 1/3
I’m a cognitive neuroscientist based at the University of Ferrara and the Italian Institute of Technology.
My scientific interest is related to the neurobehavioral mechanisms that enable the integration of perception and action. I seek to understand how the sensorimotor processes involved in voluntary movement execution support perceptual discrimination of biological movement and guide motor coordination among multiple individuals. #Sensorimotor #MotorControl #ActionPerception

An interdisciplinary research team at the University of Freiburg has found important clues about the functioning of the #sensorimotor #cortex. The new findings on #neuronal activities in this #brain area could be helpful for the further development and use of so-called #neuroprostheses.
#Neuroscience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2022/12/ns12052201.html

An interdisciplinary research team at the University of Freiburg has found important clues about the functioning of the #sensorimotor #cortex. The new findings on #neuronal activities in this #brain area could be helpful for the further development and use of so-called #neuroprostheses.
#Neuroscience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2022/12/ns12052201.html

So I created a #sensorimotor group: @sensorimotor

if you click on it, you can subscribe. When you post, paste the group name at the end of your post and all group followers will see it.

Please spread via RT...

@jjodx @paulgribble @aaronlwong @StriemAmit @opherdonchin @johannarimmele @rrangana1 @haar @Magda_Gippert @thartbm @Ferris_vball @pmedendorp @boisgontier @Bestmannlab

(Test 1, 2, 3. This is my first mastodon's post) I am a #neuroscientist with a background in #electronic engineering. I am interested in the #motorlearning (#psychomotor) and the #sensorimotor system, and methods to harness the power of #neuroplasticity.

A PhD student in #kinesiology with a research interest in the #sensorimotor system; a first degree in #clinical biomechanics, also an avid hiker. 😜 Welcome to Mastodon!

new preprint from our lab:

Dynamic spatial coding in parietal cortex mediates hand movement planning towards touch

by former PhD student Janina Klautke (Brandes)
and postdoc Celia Foster

participants pointed to/away from tactile stimuli on (un)crossed feet (=pro/anti task). We find anatomical and spatial stimulus coding, pro/anti rule, and motor goal location in posterior parietal cortex. Spatial coding changes over the trial.

#neuroscience
#sensorimotor

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.11.12.516245v1

@flypapers #internalstate #sensory #taste #olfaction #behaviour #decisionmaking #connectomics #sensorimotor