Priming the Brain to Learn Using Robotics and Stimulation

Recovery After Stroke

Speaker: Dr. Lara Boyd

September 12th, 2018, 12:00pm

DFP Classroom: FSC 2300

Recovery after stroke is slow and outcomes are highly variable. In part this is because the dose of rehabilitation necessary is very large. One approach to this problem is to pre-excite or prime the brain to learn using robotics or brain stimulation. This talk will review both approaches and provide data to show how these technologies may be used to facilitate both brain activity and recovery of function after stroke.

Event directions

Once you are inside the Forestry Science building walk to the rear (south-east) of the building by passing through the large open study area and up the stairs to the 2nd level student (“treetop”) lounge area. Turn left, pass through the double doors, and room 2300 will be immediately to your right.

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About the speaker

Dr. Lara Boyd

Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Dr. Lara Boyd is the Canada Research Chair in Neurobiology of Motor Learning, a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Career Investigator, a Peter Wall Scholar, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, at the University of British Columbia. She is a Neuroscientist and Physical Therapist. Dr. Boyd directs the Brain Behaviour Lab at the University of British Columbia, which performs research designed to advance theoretical conceptualizations of how brain function relates to behaviour during learning. She is an expert in neuroimaging and neurophysiology, and uses a variety of cutting edge technology in her research. Dr. Boyd also directs the Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine.