Tactile Coding and Neuroprostheses

The BioRobotics Institute will hold the workshop on Tactile Coding and Neuroprostheses on December 1 and 2, 2016.

The event will be opened by the welcome of Prof. Dario and closed by the concluding remarks of On. Prof. Carrozza. some of the most prominent scientists of the field from Europe and USA will also participate to the workshop.

Topic:

Neurophysiology of touch and development of artificial tactile sensation are two fields of research with an ever-increasing interchange. Advanced neuroprostheses are progressively focusing on reproducing the naturalistic processing of tactile sensations in the peripheral and central nervous system. In turn, biomimetic tactile sensors and behavioral studies on patients implanted with tactile neuroprostheses can contribute to the understanding of tactile coding. This workshop aims at fostering the integration of neurophysiological, computational, haptic and biorobotic studies on touch with contributions by leading experts in these fields.

The event is free, but registration is compulsory. To register, please write to local organizer Alberto Mazzoni (a.mazzoni@sssup.it)