Thesis Project Form
Title (tentative): The activity of the motor cortico-basal ganglia circuit in gait initiation of subjects with Parkinson’s disease| Thesis advisor(s): Casadio Maura, Eng. Gabriele Arnulfo, Eng. Andrea Canessa, DIBRIS University of Genova Via Opera Pia 13, 16145 Genova (ITALY) Lab: +39 010 353 6550/ 2789 Mail: gabriele.arnulfo@gmail.com Mail: andrea.canessa@unige.it | E-mail: |
| Address: Via Opera Pia 13, 16145 Genova (ITALY) | Phone: (+39) 010 33 52749 |
Description
Motivation and application domain
To investigate the motor cortico-basal ganglia circuit during gait initiation and walking in subjects with Parkinson’s disease.
General objectives and main activities
General objectives and main activities of this master thesis project:
1. To implement and test several methods to acquire artefact-free hdEEG data of healthy subjects while performing gait initiation and walking tasks in a gait laboratory setting;
2. To measure possible correlates between cortical and subthalamic nuclei activity during gait initiation and walking in subjects with Parkinson’s disease.
1. To implement and test several methods to acquire artefact-free hdEEG data of healthy subjects while performing gait initiation and walking tasks in a gait laboratory setting;
2. To measure possible correlates between cortical and subthalamic nuclei activity during gait initiation and walking in subjects with Parkinson’s disease.
Training Objectives (technical/analytical tools, experimental methodologies)
The things that you will learn are:
1. Theoretical basis of electrophysiological recordings
2. To design experiments and protocols with hdEEG and multi modality settings
3. Working with Parkinson’s disease patients
4. Data analysis and statistical testing
1. Theoretical basis of electrophysiological recordings
2. To design experiments and protocols with hdEEG and multi modality settings
3. Working with Parkinson’s disease patients
4. Data analysis and statistical testing
Place(s) where the thesis work will be carried out: Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Germany (Prof. Ioannis U. Isaias)
Additional information
Pre-requisite abilities/skills: Very good knowledge of Matlab, or in general with programming languages such as C++/python. Previous experience with EEG are welcome but not mandatory.
Maximum number of students: 1
Financial support/scholarship: Possibility to apply for erasmus+