TITLE: The Neural Fingerprints of a Missing Hand

EVENT: 30 mins talk, followed by a 5-10min Q&A

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Prof Makin is a neuroscientist at UCL’s Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, heading the Plasticity Lab.

Her main interest is in understanding the key drivers and limitations of reorganisation in the adult brain. Her primary model for this work is studying individuals with a hand loss. A particular focus is on how habitual behaviour, such as prosthesis usage, shapes brain reorganisation.

For this purpose, she integrates methods from the fields of neuroscience, experimental psychology and rehabilitation. She hopes her research will enable clinicians to guide amputees and related clinical populations to take advantage of the benefits of brain reorganisation, rather than to suffer from their adverse effects.

Have a look at the UCL Plasticity Lab: https://plasticity-lab.com/