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Royal Soc: How our brains control our bodies
Thu 17 Jun 2021 at 18:30 to 19:30  
Meeting / Address:
https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2021/06/ferrier-lecture/
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Basingstoke IVC Science Cafe invite you to this free Royal Society weekend of talks titled "Everything in motion: How our brains learn to control our bodies"

https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2021/06/ferrier-lecture/

ADVANCE BOOKING IS REQUIRED FOR THIS TALK.

Use the following link to register for the Zoom link to view the talk:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/everything-in-motion-how-our-brains-learn-to-control-our-bodies-tickets-150030761045

The talk will be made available later on the Royal Society YouTube Channel: 

https://www.youtube.com/c/royalsociety

SUMMARY

Ferrier Lecture 2021 given by Professor Daniel Wolpert FMedSci FRS

The effortless ease with which we move our arms, our eyes, even our lips when we speak masks the true complexity of the control processes involved. This is evident when we try to build machines to perform human control tasks.  What sets us apart is our ability to learn new motor skills. Daniel Wolpert’s group has studied the computations involved in human motor learning and will describe the incredible computations our brains perform that allow us to acquire our extensive motor repertoire.

Attending this event
  • This lecture will be broadcast live on Zoom Webinar on 17 June 2021 at 6.30pm BST. The event will be recorded (including the live Q&A) and the recording will be available on YouTube soon after the event.
  • The event is free to join. Advance registration required
  • Live subtitles will be available
The award

The Ferrier Medal and Lecture is for distinguished contributions on the structure and function of the nervous system. The medal is of bronze gilt and is accompanied by a gift of £2,000.

The Ferrier Medal and Lecture 2021 is awarded to Professor Daniel Wolpert FMedSci FRS for groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of how the brain controls movement. Using theoretical and experimental approaches he has elucidated the computational principles underlying skilled motor behaviour.

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Royal Society (Promoted by Bob Clifford, Basingstoke IVC Science Cafe)