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Upcoming event! ARI is pleased to announce:
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SfN SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Targeted Neuroplasticity to Enhance Rehabilitation
October 4, 2024
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​​​​The Shirley Ryan Ability Lab and the National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies are pleased to announce the Symposium “Targeted Neuroplasticity to Enhance Rehabilitation” to be held at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, IL on Friday, October 4, 2024. All are welcome to attend.
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Targeted Plasticity: The central nervous system remains capable of change, or plasticity, throughout life. This new knowledge is driving development of novel plasticity-inducing protocols for rehabilitation of neurological impairments. These protocols target beneficial change to CNS sites that are important in behaviors such as walking or reach-and-grasp. The targeted change benefits performance and enables better practice. In turn, better practice then leads to widespread beneficial changes that improve overall function.
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Symposium on October 4, 2024: The Symposium comprises 12 talks that describe many of the most exciting new protocols – non-invasive or invasive – that target beneficial plasticity to critical sites in the injured CNS, thereby enabling wider beneficial plasticity that markedly enhances recovery of function. Confirmed speakers to date include Stuart Baker, Jocelyne Bloch, Gregoire Courtine, Julius Dewald, James Grau, Ronaldo Ichiyama, Aiko Thompson, Monica Perez, and Jon Wolpaw. The Symposium runs from 8:30 am-5:30 pm. It includes light refreshments, lunch, and a lunch-time poster session. Registration is $100 ($50 for students, postdoctoral fellows, and residents). Contact us if the registration fee is an impediment.
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Who should participate: Scientists and clinicians; postdoctoral fellows; residents; advanced graduate or medical students.
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Registration: Workshop and Symposium registration will open on 6/30/2024 on our website at https://www.sralab.org/academy/no-show/sfn-satellite-symposium-targeted-neuroplasticity-enhance-rehabnilitation. Email us at TNP@neurotechcenter.org for additional information.
