Translational upper limb platform (TULiP)

Perception, action, and cognition are critical to engage in daily tasks such as buttoning a shirt or carrying a large box. These tasks are challenged as a result of aging and dramatically affected in cases of cerebrovascular accidents or neurodegenerative diseases. Accordingly, it is critical to investigate the overarching principles governing the control and (re)learning of voluntary movements in health and disease across the lifespan. Therefore, the goal of this multidisciplinary project, at the frontier between neuroscience and rehabilitation science, is to lay the basis for a state-of-the-art technological platform for the study of sensory and motor functions, with a particular emphasis on upper limb functioning. This platform will allow us to assess and train sensorimotor and cognitive functions in healthy participants and patient populations across the lifespan but also in different patient groups. This state-of-the-art facility will bring us to the frontline of research infrastructure for the assessment of perception, action, and cognition, not only within Flanders but also within Europe. It will provide a critical leverage for bridging basic and clinical sciences with tremendous #translational potential.#

Keywords:TULiP

Disciplines:Orthopaedics, Human movement and sports sciences, Rehabilitation sciences