CSP - 3rd International Mobile Brain/Body Imaging (MoBI) Conference, Berlin 2018
Abstract
Berlin, Germany. The conference will gather the world???s leading experts, young researchscientists, educators, artists, and stakeholders in the emerging field of Mobile Brain/BodyImaging (MoBI). MoBI is an integrative multi-method approach to imaging human brainactivity, motor behaviour, and other physiological data associated with cognitiveprocesses. Using mobile EEG in combination with motion capture and data-drivenanalyses approaches that image human brain dynamics, MoBI overcomes the restrictionsof existing brain imaging modalities allowing to investigate the tight connection betweenactive behaviour, cognition and human brain dynamics. The advent of Mobile Brain/BodyImaging can inform design, development and use of complex human machine/computerinterfaces also in military context. An understanding of the operator???s brain function duringactive movement can guide optimization and refinement of complex systems specificallyrelevant in aerospace and medical field applications and support the deployment ofportable neuroimaging technologies to assess cognitive and motivational states ofpersonnel assigned to perform critical tasks.The scientific community has realized the importance of understanding human brainactivity during active behaviour and the field has developed significantly since initialpublications by the Principle Investigator and colleagues in 2009. The next few years willdemonstrate an even stronger increase in research using mobile brain imagingapproaches as more commercial low-cost mobile EEG systems become available.During July11th to July 14th, the 3rd international Mobile Brain/Body Imaging Conferencewill comprise presentations of state-of-the-art MoBI research through invitation ofinternational experts. In addition, dedicated interactive poster sessions will provide anopportunity to actively discuss MoBI applications and research with other participants toenable critical input from all stakeholders. The conference site in Berlin also provides aunique opportunity to introduce the Berlin Mobile Brain/Body Imaging Lab to interestedresearchers providing insights into existing technical solutions in one of the few MoBI labscurrently in existence worldwide. The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies(FENS) including the European Journal of Neuroscience collaborate with the PI toannounce and coordinate both meetings.Bringing different research areas together will foster discussions, interactions, and crossdisciplinaryexchange as well as collaborations between international labs working onMoBI and applied issues including mobile EEG technologies, analyses approaches, andapplications. Thereby, further MoBI principles/technologies can be established in thescientific community. Critical research fields will cover 1) the neuroscience of active humanmotor behaviour and motor learning, 2) motor and cognitive rehabilitation approaches, 3)mobile unobtrusive brain imaging methods, 4) neuroscience for movement and art therapy,and 5) sport and movement sciences.The meeting is essential to allow scientists from a wide range of disciplines to understandthe potential and the restrictions of the MoBI approach. It fosters discussion of possibleapplications of different MoBI methods in their field. At the same time, hardware andsoftware developers as well as research scientists will be provided with an opportunity tounderstand and learn about existing research questions and methodological problems inother research areas. The meeting thus provides a platform for all involved participants togain a fresh perspective by examining the questions and challenges faced in otherresearch areas
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 04, 2018
- Source ID
- N629091812130
Entities
People
- Klaus Gramann
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- Technische Universität Berlin
- United States Navy