With an increase in cognitive and neurological disorders such as dementia, stroke and Alzheimer’s, researchers worldwide are actively seeking pathways to help people restore neural function and improve their quality of life. The UC Davis College of Engineering announces the launch of the UC Davis Center for Neuroengineering & Medicine (NE&M), an integrated, multi-disciplinary effort that seeks to repair, restore and augment human capacity to benefit society.
Cognitive neuroscience strives to understand the neural substrates of mental processes by investigating the psychological, computational, and neuroscientific bases of cognition. With the growing number of new tools, over the last 20 years neuroengineering has advanced to allow important insights into how the brain encodes information, especially as it relates to sensorimotor processing. Much less is known about the neural mechanisms of cognitive function.
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Speakers
Sanjay Joshi, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Co-Director
Karen Moxon, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Co-Director
Carolynn Patten, Ph.D., P.T., F.A.P.T.A.
Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Co-Director
UC Davis professors Karen Moxon, PhD, Ignacio Saez, PhD, and Jochen Ditterich, PhD, are authors of the article "Mind Over Matter: Cognitive Neuroengineering", published in Cerebrum, published by Dana Foundation.
