Le 23/07/2009
PROGRESS IN MOTOR CONTROL 2009
World Trade Center MarseilleThe 7th edition of Progress in Motor Control will be held in Marseilles (France) from July 23-25, 2009. This conference is organized under the umbrella of the International Society of Motor Control whose goal is to promote basic and applied research in the area of the control of movement in biological and artificial systems.
Motor Control research is increasingly multidisciplinary. Understanding the acquisition ans performance of voluntary movements has interested scientists in different areas such as biology, mathematics, physics, neuroscience, psychology, kinesiology, physical therapy, ans engineering. The three days conference PMC VII aims to bring together researchers from the wide range of disciplines for exciting discussions on recent progress in the area.
Current list of speakers includes:
- Peter Beek (MOVE Institute, VU University Amsterdam, Netherland)
- Marcos Duarte (Laboratory of Biophysics of Sao Paolo, Brazil)
- Randy Flanagan (Cognition and Action Laboratory, Queens University, Canada)
- Nicolas Franceschini (Biorobotic Lab, University of the Mediterranean, France)
- Scott Frey (Lewis Center for neuroimaging, University of Oregon, USA)
- Walter Herzog (Human Performance Lab, University of Calgary, Canada)
- Hiroshi Imamizu (Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, ATR, Kyoto, Japan)
- Auke Ijspeert (Biologically Inspired Robotic Group, Lausanne, Switzerland)
- Viktor Jirsa (Theoretical Neuroscience Lab, University of the Mediterranean, France)
- Scott Kelso (Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, USA)
- Marc Latash (Motor Control Lab, Penn State University, USA)
- John Rothwell (Institute of Neurology, University College London, GB)
- Reza Shadmehr (Laboratory for Computational Motor Control, John Hopkins University, USA)
- Angela Sirigu (Center for Cognitive Neurosciences, Lyon, France)
- Stephan Swinnen (Department of Kinesiology, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium)
- Michael Turvey (center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action, University of Connecticut, USA)
For further information, please visit our website at www.pmc2009.fr or send email ti info@pmc2009.fr
Abstract submission for posters will start November 1st, 2008.
Organizing Committee:
- Frédéric Danion (Chair, ISM Marseille)
- Viktor Jirsa (ISM Marseille)
- Lionel Bringoux (ISM Marseille)
- Nicole Malfait (lnia Marseille)
- Thomas Brochier (INCM Marseille)
- Julien Lagarde (EDM Marseille)
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