Topics
o NOVEL DEVELOPMENTS:
Implanted electrodes and chips, bionics, robotics,
tactile sensors.
o FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH
ON FINE MOTOR CONTROL:
Neurocognitive processes, biomechanics, visual and
tactile feedback, neuro-imaging, bimanual force
coordination.
o MEDICAL APPLICATIONS:
Quantizing movement disorders or treatment effects.
o EDUCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL
APPLICATIONS:
Motor development, cross-sectional and longitudinal
studies, teaching methods, learning disabilities,
letter design, remediation.
o COMPUTER INTERACTION
APPLICATIONS:
Recording and analysis techniques, movement-based
pattern recognition and signature verification,
gesture recognition, pen computing, handwritten
document analysis, algorithms and data processing.
o FORENSIC
APPLICATIONS:
Science and statistics of handwriter-identification,
certified handwriting expertise procedures, case studies,
historic scripts.