Objetivo The generation of a movement is the combination of discrete events (action potentials) generated in the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles. These discrete events are the result of ion exchanges across membranes, electrochemical mechanisms, and active ion pumping through energy expenditure. The ensemble of spike trains discharged in the various parts of the neuromuscular system constitutes the neural code for movements. Recording and interpretation of this code provides the means for decoding the motor system. The main limitation in the investigation of the motor system is the current impossibility of detecting and processing in the intact human, during natural movements, the activity of a sufficiently large number of motor neurons and sensory afferents (neural code) to associate a functional meaning to the cellular mechanisms that ultimately determine a movement. This limitation in turn impedes to answer to many fundamental questions on the control of human movements. These questions have tremendous implications in the development of man-machine interface systems. In this project, we propose the development of advanced electrode systems for in-vivo electrophysiological recordings from nerves and muscles in humans and new computational methods/models for extracting functionally significant information on human movement from these recordings. The highly innovative focus is that of providing the link between the cellular mechanisms and the behavior of the whole motor system in the intact human, i.e. to build the bridge between the neural and functional understanding of movement. On the basis of these new technologies, we aim at answering open questions in movement neuroscience and using novel principles for man-machine interaction. Specific applications in man-machine interaction will be related to neurorehabilitation technologies, such as functional electrical stimulation, myoelectric and peripheral neural prostheses. Ámbito científico natural sciencesbiological sciencesneurobiologynatural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputational sciencemedical and health sciencesmedical biotechnologyimplants Programa(s) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Tema(s) ERC-AG-PE7 - ERC Advanced Grant - Systems and communication engineering Convocatoria de propuestas ERC-2010-AdG_20100224 Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación ERC-AG - ERC Advanced Grant Institución de acogida UNIVERSITAETSMEDIZIN GOETTINGEN - GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITAET GOETTINGEN - STIFTUNG OEFFENTLICHEN RECHTS Aportación de la UE € 2 431 473,00 Dirección Robert-Koch-Strasse 40 37075 Goettingen Alemania Ver en el mapa Región Niedersachsen Braunschweig Göttingen Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Investigador principal Dario Farina (Prof.) Contacto administrativo Christiane Hennecke (Ms.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Beneficiarios (1) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo UNIVERSITAETSMEDIZIN GOETTINGEN - GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITAET GOETTINGEN - STIFTUNG OEFFENTLICHEN RECHTS Alemania Aportación de la UE € 2 431 473,00 Dirección Robert-Koch-Strasse 40 37075 Goettingen Ver en el mapa Región Niedersachsen Braunschweig Göttingen Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Investigador principal Dario Farina (Prof.) Contacto administrativo Christiane Hennecke (Ms.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos