In the CAN Lab we use computational tools to support the study of the nervous system. What we learn fuels the development of new robot technologies, neurorehabilitation techniques & prosthetic systems.
Latest news...
12/2023 - Congratulations to MSc graduate, Oscar, for the publication of his latest paper on using EEG to measure motor drive! [preprint]
8/2023 - The lab's new paper on motor learning in the wild is out! [preprint here]
5/2023 - The summer students have arrived. Welcome to Amanda, Musa, and welcome back Jenna!
5/2023 - Congratulations to Lincoln on completing his Honours thesis and presenting at Science Atlantic.
4/2023 - Congratulations to Jenna for her Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences Discovery Fund Award!
4/2023 - Dan presented work on using EEG to measure motor drive at the Neural Control of Movement conference!
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3/2023 - Our preprint on motor learning in the wild is out!
12/2022 - Oscar's preprint on using EEG to measure motor drive is out!
9/2022 - Welcome to Summer, a new Master's student! And welcome to Rhiannon, a new research assistant!
8/2022 - Rachelle presented work on measuring the sense of agency at MEC2022!
7/2022 - Dan presented work on motor learning outside the lab at the Neural Control of Movement conference!
5/2022 - The summer students have arrived. Welcome to Jenna, Joy, Lincoln, and Logan!
4/2022 - Welcome to Aidan, the lab's new Unity VR programmer!
4/2022 - Congratulations to Lincoln on his Scotia Scholars Undergraduate Award and Webster Undergraduate Research Award!
4/2022 - Congratulations to Logan on his NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award!
12/2021 - Dan was awarded a New Health Investigator Grant from ResearchNS. We'll be developing low-cost VR neurorehab treatments.
11/2021 - Dan was awarded a Harrison-McCain Emerging Scholar Award to work on cognitive load assessment during prosthesis use.
7/2021 - The CAN LAB moves north of the border! Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada is our new home.
4/2021 - Our latest paper on the computational analysis of motor adaptation is out in Scientific Reports.