Falk Eippert
Non-invasive approaches to study human spinal cord function
Brain Dynamics Graduate School is happy to announce a new talk within our Seminar Series:
- Dr Falk Eippert
Max Planck Research Group Pain Perception, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig
"Non-invasive approaches to study human spinal cord function"
15th March 2024, 12:00
Paul Flechsig Institute - Center of Neuropathology and Brain Research, Room 3093, Liebigstraße 19 (Haus C), 04103 Leipzig
Abstract:
The spinal cord is the first part of the central nervous system where somatosensory and nociceptive information is processed and accordingly plays a substantial role in both acute and chronic forms of pain. While there is thus a clear incentive to investigate this structure in humans, assessing spinal cord function non-invasively comes with several unique obstacles. I will describe the approaches we have taken to address these challenges, focusing on fMRI data as well as electrophysiological work, which together aim to provide a spatiotemporal window into this under-explored part of the human central nervous system.