DeNeuro 2013 - Symposium on Decoding the Neural Drive to Muscle through the Analysis of Motor Neuron Spike Trains - DeNeuro 2013

This special session will illustrate how high-density surface EMG is recorded, decomposed into a constituent motor neuron spike trains, and analysed, in order to decipher how motor commands are coded into the neural drive to muscle. Furthermore, the session will highlight the advantages of combining experimental analysis with realistic computational models, and will provide various examples of the analysis of the neurophysiological mechanisms that mediate motor control in healthy subjects and people suffering from movement disorders. The session will comprise a series of presentations and live demonstrations (of high-density surface EMG recording and decomposition). The speakers will promote the participation of the attendants, in order to warrant a highly interactive session.