[BIC-announce] CRLMB talk this Friday

[Vincent Gracco]

Dr. John Rothwell from the Institute of Neurology, University College  
London will be giving a CRLMB talk this Friday January 18 at 1:30 PM.  
Dr. Rothwell is one of the leading experts in the use of transcranial  
magnetic stimulation (TMS) and has pioneered its use to study cortical  
connectivity.

His talk is in room 1034, McIntyre Medical Building and is titled  
"Reorganization of motor networks after stroke". Here is the abstract:

Reorganisation of motor circuits in the cerebral cortex is thought to  
contribute to recovery following stroke. Indeed, the consequences can  
be observed as changes in the pattern of metabolic activity  
accompanying simple motor tasks in imaging studies using fMRI and PET.  
I will show how it is possible to use transcranial magnetic  
stimulation together with functional imaging methods to investigate  
how such changes occur, how they develop in the weeks and months after  
the insult, and how they relate to changing patterns of organisation  
that can be induced in healthy normal subjects by temporary  
interference with function of selected motor circuits. Recent work has  
also focussed on attempts to manipulate recovery and promote maximal  
functional benefit using transcranial stimulation as a therapeutic  
intervention. I will review these studies and assess the potential use  
of rTMS in rehabilitation.

Vincent L. Gracco, Ph. D.
McGill University
Faculty of Medicine
School of Communication Sciences & Disorders
1266 Pine Avenue West
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1A8

Telephone:	(514) 398-7386
Fax:	(514) 398-8123
E-mail:	vincent.gracco at mcgill.ca


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