Events for October 03, 2011
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Seminars in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Oct 03, 2011 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Pin Wang, Ph.D., Krishna Nayak, Ph.D., Tzung Hsiai, MD, Ph.D, Ellis Meng, Ph.D., Chem E, EE and BME
Talk Title: Pin Wang, "Engineering Nanoparticles and Biomaterials for Modulating Immunity and Drug Delivery";Krishna Nayak, "Magnetic Resonance Physics";Tzung Hsiai, "Flexible microelectronics to study injured and regenerating heart tissue"; Ellis Meng,title pending
Host: BME Department
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
ENH Seminar Series
Mon, Oct 03, 2011 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: André Fabio Kohn, Professor/ University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Talk Title: Simulation system of spinal networks and innervated muscles in the lower limb of humans
Abstract: The spinal cord is a complex neural machine that helps controlling the generation of commands to the muscles. A Web-based spinal cord simulator is being developed in our lab with the purpose of providing a tool for the researcher and the teacher who want to see details such as spike trains of spinal neurons, muscle force and EMG, spinal reflexes, in a large variety of situations. Spinal cord motoneurons were modeled mathematically on the basis of cat data, some classes of interneurons were included, synaptic dynamics were represented and electrical nerve stimulation was provided to reproduce experimental conditions when studying human spinal cord neurophysiology. The presentation will cover: an overall view of the simulator and the basic modeling involved; next some interesting simulation examples will be presented to show the capabilities of the simulator and emphasize the emergent properties that arise from the basic neural and muscular elements modeled. Next, some details of the mathematical modeling will be presented. Finally, I shall present the ongoing expansions that are being developed for the simulator. One of the goals for the near future will be to have the simulator control the standing posture of a human being, simplified as the problem of controlling an inverted pendulum.
Host: Francisco Valero-Cuevas
More Info: http://bbdl.usc.edu/ENHLocation: Hedco Neurosciences Building (HNB) - 100
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Adriana Cisneros
Event Link: http://bbdl.usc.edu/ENH
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.
