BME WEBINAR SERIES: Fabrizio Sergi, PhD, University of Delaware

BME Webinar Series
Friday, February 5, 2021
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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On Friday, February 5th @ 11:00AM ET, we welcome Prof. Fabrizio Sergi from the University of Delaware as he presents, "Robot-aided imaging of neuromuscular function: new insights on the neural substrates of feedforward and feedback control processes."

ABOUT THE WEBINAR

Can we use robots to help humans learn a new motor skill, or to improve performance of a motor task? If so, what are the neural substrates that enable humans to improve motor skill learning or execution when they interact physically with external agents? These are fundamental motor neuroscience questions, which have or will have special relevance in multiple domains, such as human augmentation, surgical training, athletics, and neurorehabilitation. In this talk, I will present the development of methods that can help address these questions, which combine MRI-compatible robotics with functional neuroimaging and advanced biosignal processing, and will present two applications of these methods in fundamental motor neuroscience research.

Over the past years, my lab has developed a family of MRI-compatible robots that can be used in conjunction with functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging to study the neural substrates involved in the neural control of movements during physical interaction with external agents. In this talk, I will present two systems, the MR-SoftWrist, a 2 DOF wrist exoskeleton capable of force feedback designed to study neural substrates involved in the control of wrist movements during externally imposed forces, and the MR-StretchWrist, a 1DOF wrist robot designed to apply velocity-controlled perturbations to the wrist to condition stretch reflexes and study their neural correlates using fMRI.

In this talk, I will also present the application of MRI-compatible robots to establish the neural structures involved in some processes useful for the neural control of movements. 

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Fabrizio Sergi received the BS, MS, and PhD degrees in biomedical engineering from the Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy. He is an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Delaware, where he directs the Human Robotics Lab., and he holds appointments in the Mechanical Engineering Department and in the Biomechanics and Movement Science Program. His research interests are on on the development of robotic devices for physical interaction with humans and on their application in neurorehabilitation.

ABOUT THE 2020-2021 BME WEBINAR SERIES

The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University is proud to host an annual weekly webinar series on the latest developments and research in Biomedical Engineering. The weekly series takes place on Friday mornings at 11:00AM Eastern and includes a variety of renowned academics from top universities to talk about their specific research and experience.

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Event Contact Information:
Alexis Newman
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CATEGORY:
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  • Healthcare
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