Summary The neuro-biomechanical control of balance Humans and other mammals are capable of learning outstanding sensorimotor coordination skills, which share one crucial component: the ability to maintain balance during movement. This requires coordinating the...
Summary The Drosophila fruit fly as an in vivo model for human neurodegenerative diseases due to trinucleotide repeats Trinucleotide repeat disorders account for more than twenty rare and severe inherited neurological diseases. The repeats can be located in the coding...
Summary Cognitive foundations of mathematics How is it possible that we, humans, as biological creatures, are capable of mathematical thought? In this talk, I will present research looking for abilities that can serve as “cognitive foundations” for...
Summary Multisensory Processes across the Lifespan This lecture provides an overview of our efforts to understand the multisensory nature of human cortices. First, a summary of how human brain imaging, mapping and stimulation have been innovated to document...
