Thesis Project Form
Title (tentative): Evaluating the influence of cognitive and physical demands on wrist proprioception and fatigue| Thesis advisor(s): Casadio Maura, Jacopo Zenzeri (ReWing) Michael Holmes (Brok University) | E-mail: |
| Address: Via Opera Pia 13, 16145 Genova (ITALY) | Phone: (+39) 010 33 52749 |
Description
Motivation and application domain
ehabilitation Robotics. Ergonomics. NeuroMechanics: Neural control of the hand, Forearm muscle fatigue and performance, Sensorimotor assessment of hand function
General objectives and main activities
The aim of the thesis is the development of a cognitive and physical loading paradigm to fatigue the neuromuscalar system and to develop sensorimotor evaluations of wrist function
Training Objectives (technical/analytical tools, experimental methodologies)
Programming of wrist robotic device for study design. Recruitment, data collection, processing and analysis. Integrating electromyography and other signals with robot.
Place(s) where the thesis work will be carried out: Brock University: Department of Kinesiology; Neuromechanics and Ergonomics Lab.
Additional information
Maximum number of students: 2
Financial support/scholarship: possibility to apply to extra eu scholarship