Call for contributions to the International Conference on Neurorehabilitation 2016 (Segovia, Spain, 18-21 October) Special Session (SS210) Indirect measures of brain activity: a window into the mind (Co-chaired: Laura Dempere-Marco and Jordi Solé-Casals) Deadline for Abstract Submission April 1st 2016!
Abstract
Brain activity signals acquired by fMRI, MEG or EEG systems provide unvaluable data to understand brain function. However, several drawbacks arise when using such systems. They are expensive equipments, which are only available in hospitals or research centers, and data acquisition takes time since it typically requires calibration, electrodes placement, or subject preparation among others. It is worth noting, however, that it is often possible to gain insights into brain activity through indirect measures such as speech signals, handwritten signals, eye-tracking data or gait analysis. One may claim that indirect measures offer a window into the mind. Furthermore, the brain activity indirect measures are also easier to acquire and less invasive, and thus, can be readily introduced in routine clinical practice. In this special session, we will focus on these techniques as alternative options to investigate brain function and to assess and monitor the cognitive state of a person. We will explore both its potential value and limits when the classical technologies are either not appropriate or simply not available.
Confirmed speakers:
Laura Dempere-Marco (UVic-UCC): Eye-tracking data in visual search tasks: a hallmark of cognitive function
Karmele López de Ipiña (EHU) & Jordi Solé-Casals (UVic-UCC): Non-invasive support automatic tools for monitoring and early detection of pathologies: biosignals, a beautiful reflection of the mind
Pedro Gómez-Vilda (UPM): Phonatory and Articulatory Correlates in Kinematic Neuromotor Degeneration
