From loeb@psyche.mit.edu Tue May 5 22:20:10 1992 Return-Path: Received: from psyche.mit.edu by life.ai.mit.edu (4.1/AI-4.10) id AA23804; Tue, 5 May 92 22:20:10 EDT Received: by psyche.mit.edu (4.1/BCS-4.10) id AA08274; Tue, 5 May 92 22:20:08 EDT Date: Tue, 5 May 92 22:20:08 EDT From: loeb@psyche.mit.edu (Eric Loeb) Message-Id: <9205060220.AA08274@psyche.mit.edu> To: neuromotor-seminars@ai.mit.edu Status: O Wednesday, May 6 we have Onno Meijer "Toward a systems theoretical understanding of the premotor area" 2:00 E25-526. Thursday, May 7 we have Claude Ghez 2:00 - 4:00 in E25-526 (no title: this is a classroom lecture) Friday, May 8 the Bizzi lab meeting will feature Peggy J. Jennings "Selective mechanisms and motor programming in movement sequences: The effects of Parkinson's disease." 12:00 in E25-526. Think positive thoughts of an afterlife-time in motor control heaven. eric From loeb@ai.mit.edu Thu May 7 13:22:54 1992 Return-Path: Received: from gelatinosa (SUBSTANTIA-GELATINOSA.MIT.EDU) by life.ai.mit.edu (4.1/AI-4.10) id AA16444; Thu, 7 May 92 13:22:54 EDT From: loeb@ai.mit.edu (Eric Loeb) Received: by gelatinosa (4.1/AI-4.10) id AA02917; Thu, 7 May 92 13:22:43 EDT Date: Thu, 7 May 92 13:22:43 EDT Message-Id: <9205071722.AA02917@gelatinosa> To: motor-mit Subject: reminder Status: O Claude Ghez is speaking at 2:00 today ni E25-526. eric From loeb@psyche.mit.edu Fri May 8 10:54:29 1992 Return-Path: Received: from psyche.mit.edu by life.ai.mit.edu (4.1/AI-4.10) id AA18014; Fri, 8 May 92 10:54:29 EDT Received: by psyche.mit.edu (4.1/BCS-4.10) id AA27577; Fri, 8 May 92 10:54:26 EDT Date: Fri, 8 May 92 10:54:26 EDT From: loeb@psyche.mit.edu (Eric Loeb) Message-Id: <9205081454.AA27577@psyche.mit.edu> To: motor-mit@ai.mit.edu Subject: no meeting today Our speaker is ill. From sandro@ai.mit.edu Thu May 14 12:19:25 1992 Return-Path: Received: from cerebellum (CEREBELLUM.MIT.EDU) by life.ai.mit.edu (4.1/AI-4.10) id AA22288; Thu, 14 May 92 12:19:25 EDT From: sandro@ai.mit.edu (Ferdinando Mussa-Ivaldi) Received: by cerebellum (4.1/AI-4.10) id AA00684; Thu, 14 May 92 12:19:20 EDT Date: Thu, 14 May 92 12:19:20 EDT Message-Id: <9205141619.AA00684@cerebellum> To: motor-mit, neuromotor-control Subject: Post-doc opening .A TRIP TO FRANCE. There are two post-doctoral positions in motor control available at the University of Provence - Marseille. One is for a 3 to 6 month research associate, starting as early as june 1rst or later (but no later than december (salary about 2000/month). The study deals with bio-robotics problems such as man-machine interactions,graphics display, joy-stick telemanipulation, 3-D visuo- manual tracking. The other is for a longer term. It is a 3 years post-doc position (Human Frontier Grant) starting around july 1st 1992 (salary to be discussed). The program deals with neurophysiological and neurobehavioral aspects of eye-head-hand coordination in visual target pointing and tracking. The person to contact is Professor Gabriel M. Gauthier Laboratoire de Controles Sensorimoteurs Departement de Psichophysiologie Universite` de Provence Avenue Escadrille Normandie Niemen 13397 Marseille cedex 13 - FRANCE Email: LABOCSM@FRMRS11.BITNET (From MIT internet you can use LABOCSM%FRMRS11.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu) Both positions are on a very tight deadline. So, if you are interested contact Gauthier at once. From loeb@ai.mit.edu Thu May 14 15:08:46 1992 Return-Path: Received: from gelatinosa (SUBSTANTIA-GELATINOSA.MIT.EDU) by life.ai.mit.edu (4.1/AI-4.10) id AA25640; Thu, 14 May 92 15:08:46 EDT From: loeb@ai.mit.edu (Eric Loeb) Received: by gelatinosa (4.1/AI-4.10) id AA07123; Thu, 14 May 92 15:08:29 EDT Date: Thu, 14 May 92 15:08:29 EDT Message-Id: <9205141908.AA07123@gelatinosa> To: motor-mit Subject: No lab meeting, long live the lab meeting. There is no lab meeting tomorrow, because ... HAve a nice summer eric From loeb@ai.mit.edu Mon May 18 18:21:52 1992 Return-Path: Received: from gelatinosa (SUBSTANTIA-GELATINOSA.MIT.EDU) by life.ai.mit.edu (4.1/AI-4.10) id AA19040; Mon, 18 May 92 18:21:52 EDT From: loeb@ai.mit.edu (Eric Loeb) Received: by gelatinosa (4.1/AI-4.10) id AA09367; Mon, 18 May 92 18:21:28 EDT Date: Mon, 18 May 92 18:21:28 EDT Message-Id: <9205182221.AA09367@gelatinosa> To: motor-mit Subject: Summer course Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summer Session Program 2.75s BIOMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT IN ORTHOPAEDICS, REHABILITATION, NEUROSCIENCE AND SPORTS August 3-7, 1992 Quantification of the biomechanics of the human musculoskeletal system is central to its understanding and the optimization of protocols and devices used in orthopaedics, neurology, rehabilitation, motor control, sports and ergonomics. This course addresses issues of data acquisition and analysis of the kinematics, dynamics and control of the musculoskeletal system, and is based on extensive research, instrumentation design and software develop- ment in the Eric P. and Evelyn E. Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation at MIT. Introductory review of basic principles of mechanics and associated mathematics will be followed by lectures on kinematic and dynamic anlyses of human move- ment. Following demonstration of TRACK(TM) in human gait, manipulation and real-time limb impedance and prosthesis control research, all participants will design and conduct "hands-on" experiments using TRACK(TM). The following topics will be covered: 1. Kinematics - contemporary data acquisition systems including cine-, video-, electro-optical, goniometric and accelerometric systems emphasizing FULL THREE_DIMENSIONAL (translational AND rotational) analysis. The major focus will be on the TRACK(TM) - software developed at MIT to analyze the measurements of camera-based systems such as WATSMART, SELSPOT, ELITE, etc. The Integrated Kinematic Sensor and its application to motion studies will be discussed. 2. Dynamics - current approaches to dynamic analyses to estimate the synovial joint forces and moments consistent with the observed motion. Issues of force measurements and estimation of inertial properties will be covered. The MIT-developed NEWTON software for dynamic analysis will be featured. 3. Muscle Activity - musculoskeletal modelling and optimization analysis including data acquisition, physiological constraints and cost functions used to partition the joint forces among the muscles will be described. 4. Neuroscience - movement control of primates and the use of optimization techniques in their analysis, control strategies for functional electrical stimulation and natural control of prosthetic devices. 5. Sports - kinematic and dynamic analysis including the role of orthotic devices in running and the mathematical modelling of the synovial joint will be discussed. 6. Orthopaedics - kinematic and dynamic studies of human motion and posture and new IN-VIVO findings on the pressure distribution in the hip joint during and after hip-replacement surgery will be described. 7. Computer-Aided Surgery - the course will conclude with discussions of the future of biomechanics. The prospects of the clinical applications of gait analysis, linkage modelling, patient-specific anatomical information and computer graphics display for surgical planning will be discussed. Further information and application forms can be obtained from: Office of Summer Session, Room E19-356, M.I.T. Cambridge, MA 02139, U.S.A Phone: (617)-253-2101 TELEX: 92-1473 FAX: (617)-253-8042