Brain Electrical Stimulation: History and application to the cortical control of movement

The joint Department of Biological Sciences Seminar and Alaska WWAMI Science in Medicine Lecture is scheduled for this Friday, April 18 at 3:30 p.m. in Social Sciences Building, room 118.

This week's seminar is presented by Dr. Paul Cheney, UAA Distinguished Visiting Professor in Alaska WWAMI who is chair and professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Dr. Cheney's work uses an ingenious technique -- spike-triggered averaging -- to learn about how the brain controls movement. What happens when we move a joystick to track a target on a video screen? What neural mechanisms are brought into play? Are there implications for video game enthusiasts?

This event is free and open to the public. Parking is free on campus on Fridays.