Neural Control of Movement Satellite Meeting
Join us April 20th for the NCM Satellite Meeting “Precision neurorehabilitation for movement disorders: Integrating technology, neuroscience, and clinical practice”. The Satellite meeting will be held at the Portopia Hotel in advance of the annual Society for the Neural Control of Movement Meeting.
Precision neurorehabilitation for movement disorders: Integrating technology, neuroscience, and clinical practice
The satellite is organized by:
Lee E. Miller, Northwestern University
James Cotton, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Join us for a groundbreaking satellite meeting preceding the 2026 Neural Control of Movement Society meeting in Kobe, Japan, from April 20-24. This meeting will explore the profound revolution in neurorehabilitation that has occurred over the past decade, driven by advances in methods to drive plasticity, machine learning, motion capture, wearable devices, and a growing emphasis on “precision rehabilitation.” The day will feature three major themes: Gait & Mobility, Upper Extremity Function, and Speech and Communication, with each group considering the impact on clinical outcomes of animal models, computational modeling, and human behavioral studies, neuroimaging, and neuromodulation. The program will also include a moderated session to synthesize key insights across these critical areas.
We have arranged with IEEE Transactions in Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering to publish an article summarizing our Satellite meeting. The final discussion period is intended to shape the content of that paper, and Sebastian Sporn and Charlotte DeVol have graciously agreed to assist with writing it. In parallel, Editor-in-Chief, Helen Huang, would like to sponsor a special collection of papers related to the Satellite’s theme. Both the target article and related articles will be slated for publication approximately 3-5 months after the meeting. All are welcome to consider submission; more details will be forthcoming.
A special neurorehabilitation theme will be included in the poster sessions of the main meeting for Satellite attendees to submit posters.
Satellite Meeting Program
*Please note, program may be adjusted
All sessions take place in the Ohwada Ballroom in the South Building
08:30 – 08:45
Registration
08:45 – 09:00
Welcome
09:00 – 11:00
Session 1: Gait and mobility
Organized by Katherine Steele
Neural mechanisms of perceptual ability contributing to flexible balance control implications for (p)rehabilitation
Michael Borich, Emory University
Longitudinal gait analysis integrated into inpatient rehabilitation
James Cotton, Northwestern University
On time mobility: Neuromechanics to support early play and participation
Katherine Steele, University of Washington
Optimal strategies for robot-assisted gait training in patients with hemiparesis
Yohei Otaka, Fujita Health University
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 – 13:30
Session 2: Upper extremity function
Organized by Nicolas Schweighofer
Neural control of upper limb muscles: New insights into plasticity
Monica Perez, Northwestern University
Impaired reward-based learning but preserved invigoration: From group effects to individual phenotypes
Sebastian Sporn, University College London
Epidural spinal cord stimulation for post-stroke upper limb hemiparesis
Marco Capogrosso, University of Pittsburgh
Multi-phase CNS adaptation after tendon transfer in humans and non-human primates
Kazuhiko Seki, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
13:30 – 15:00
Lunch with trainee round tables
15:00 – 17:00
Session 3: Speech and communication
Organized by Cara Stepp
Evidence for sensorimotor impairment in hyperfunctional voice disorders
Cara Stepp, Boston University
Computational modeling of speech motor control – applications to clinical speech disorders
Srikantan Nagarajan, University of California, San Francisco
Non-invasive closed-loop brain-computer interface for the treatment of laryngeal dystonia
Kristina Simonyan, Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Finding the beat: Why timing matters in the neurorehabilitation of stuttering
Soo-Eun Chang, University of Michigan
Speech Discussion
17:00 – 17:15
Coffee break
17:15 – 18:00
Wrap up session moderated by James Cotton, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab