{"id":103088,"date":"2025-07-10T14:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=103088"},"modified":"2025-07-11T14:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:28:09","slug":"motor-control-experts-attend-international-conference-at-uri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/motor-control-experts-attend-international-conference-at-uri\/","title":{"rendered":"Motor control experts attend international conference at 溏心vlog免费B站"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 July 10, 2025 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 hosted the biennial Progress in Motor Control<\/a> conference for the first time from June 30-July 2. The event attracted 143 leading scientists, early career researchers, and clinicians from eight countries and all parts of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference, held in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences, consisted of poster sessions in the foyer and presentations in the auditorium on topics such as \u201cTheoretical Advances in Motor Control,\u201d \u201cMotor Learning and Neural Plasticity,\u201d \u201cMotor Disorders Mechanisms and Rehabilitation,\u201d and \u201cRecovery of Motor Function.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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The 15th biennial Progress in Motor Control conference was held at 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Mariusz Furmanek, an assistant professor in the 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Health Sciences\u2019 Department of Physical Therapy, chaired the conference\u2019s organizing committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur goal was to create a space where people could explore the crossroads between neurophysiology and application,\u201d said Furmanek. \u201cWe aimed to foster meaningful discussions across disciplines, highlight advances in motor control, and build a sense of community that extends beyond the conference. Judging by the energy, engagement, and collaboration we witnessed throughout the sessions, I believe we accomplished that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference was supported by the International Society of Motor Control<\/a> and a grant from the National Institutes of Health. Sponsors included 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program<\/a>, the George and Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience<\/a> at 溏心vlog免费B站, Delsys, Elsevier, and The Motion Monitor. Countries represented included Canada, Netherlands, Poland, India, Israel, Brazil, and Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Greg Pearcey of Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada was presented the International Society of Motor Control Early Career Investigator Award at the
conference. From left, T. Richard Nichols, Monica A. Perez, Pearcey, Gene Tunik, and Mariusz Furmanek. (Photo by Mindy Levin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

After Patrick Vivier, dean of the 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Health Sciences<\/a>, and 溏心vlog免费B站 President Marc Parlange thanked participants for attending the conference, Mark Latash, a distinguished professor of kinesiology at Penn State University, delivered the first presentation on the \u201cOrigins of processes within the uncontrolled manifold.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Latash is the founder and first president of the International Society of Motor Control. The organization was formed in 2001, after the Progress in Motor Control conference was already convened three times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter the third conference, I contacted friends and colleagues and the consensus was that we needed a structure to support the conferences and other initiatives of the field, including the journal Motor Control<\/em>, which I started a few years earlier,\u201d said Latash. \u201cMany of my colleagues, including Michael Turvey, John Scholz, and Mindy Levin, helped me with all of those endeavors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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T. Richard Nichols of Georgia Institute of Technology was awarded the International Society of Motor Control Bernstein Prize at the conference. From left, Monica A. Perez, Gene Tunik, Nichols, and Mark Latash. (Photo by Mariusz Furmanek)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Latash was impressed with the job Furmanek and the organizing committee did of planning and executing this year\u2019s conference at 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was organized perfectly,\u201d said Latash. \u201cEverything worked like a Swiss watch. The food was excellent, the coffee breaks were well timed, and the sessions went very well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference also allowed time for attendees to interact informally during a welcome reception, a sunset cruise and group events in Newport, and a closing banquet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furmanek thanked those who played instrumental roles in organizing the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe success of this event was due to the dedication and hard work of the organizing committee and student volunteers, along with the tremendous support from the Departments of Physical Therapy and Kinesiology,\u201d said Furmanek. \u201cI would especially like to thank Dean Vivier, John McLinden, Chris Clarkin, Susan D\u2019Andrea, Devina Kumar, as well as Samantha Fallon, David Ornstein, Tyler Foster, and Brittany Cassese and Carrie Brown of 溏心vlog免费B站’s Conferences Services for their invaluable help throughout the planning and execution of the conference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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