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Inaugural SENSE meeting
May 12 @ 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Sensory, motor and perceptual disturbances are common and often life-limiting consequences of brain disorders. These disturbances do not neatly adhere to medical specialities, posing particular challenges to diagnosis and treatment. More broadly, these brain-based disturbances offer insights regarding both vulnerability and adaptability of our sensory and motor systems.
This inaugural SENSE meeting will showcase research across the senses. We will introduce the sensoria: from visual and auditory, to proprioceptive (the ‘sixth sense’) and vestibular systems (the ‘silent sense’) alongside systems relevant to eye, gait and balance control. We will present emerging findings informing understanding of mechanisms underlying imbalance, spatial disorientation and altered perception. We will share translation of research to improve diagnostics and treatment across scales: from individual patients, to working across NHS eye, movement and cognitive clinics, UK Biobank and international initiatives.
