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DESCRIPTION:Registration here\n\nStream via Vimeo here\n\n\nCaroline Landel
 le\n\nPost-doctoral fellow\, The Neuro\, ºÃÉ«TV\n\nAbstract: Th
 e spinal cord is an essential central nervous system component\, transmitt
 ing and integrating sensorimotor information between the periphery and the
  brain. Despite its pivotal role in sensorimotor processes\, mapping the f
 unctional organization of the spinal cord in vivo in humans\, either alone
  or in combination with the brain\, has been a long-standing challenge. In
  recent years\, our group has pioneered spinal fMRI techniques that can be
  used by themselves or simultaneously with cerebral fMRI allowing the in v
 ivo functional investigation at the two different levels of the central ne
 rvous system. The first part of my talk will focus on spinal fMRI that we 
 recently combined with data-driven connectivity approaches to provide insi
 ght into the segmental organization of the cervical spinal resting-state n
 etworks. Our results demonstrate that one can capture effectively the spin
 al cord functional levels in healthy young adults. By employing similar sp
 inal resting-state approaches\, in a clinical population of Parkinson’s di
 sease patients\, we provided the first evidence of cervical spinal cord fu
 nctional changes associated with the severity of upper-limb motor symptoms
 . The second part will concentrate on the simultaneous spinal cord and bra
 in fMRI techniques. Our recent findings reveal the existence of functional
  topographical communication between the cervical spinal cord and brain. T
 hey constitute the first demonstration of a somatotopic connectivity patte
 rn between the two structures in agreement with homunculi representations.
  These results also suggest that simultaneous brain-spinal cord fMRI acqui
 sitions hold great potential to improve the characterization of sensorimot
 or integration in vivo at multiple levels of the human central nervous sys
 tem.\n\n\nThe Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series will advance the visio
 n of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014)\, Former Director of the Neuro (1972–
 1984)\, to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms. The talks w
 ill highlight the latest advances and discoveries in neuropsychology\, cog
 nitive neuroscience\, and neuroimaging.\n\nSpeakers will include scientist
 s from across The Neuro\, as well as colleagues and collaborators locally 
 and from around the world. The series is intended to provide a virtual for
 um for scientists and trainees to continue to foster interdisciplinary exc
 hanges on the mechanisms\, diagnosis and treatment of brain and cognitive 
 disorders.\n\n \n
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LOCATION:De Grandpre Communications Centre\, Montreal Neurological Institut
 e\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 2B4\, 3801 rue University
SUMMARY:Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: Simultaneous Brain and the S
 pinal Cord fMRI to Investigate the Sensorimotor System
URL:/neuro/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-semin
 ar-series-simultaneous-brain-and-spinal-cord-fmri-investigate-352458
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