Short description of the research team
Thematic fields of interest/research areas: Neurorehabilitation, Movement Analysis, Exercise therapy
Manager/head of the team: Fabio Manfredini, MD, PhD
Team members: Sofia Straudi MD PhD, Lavezzi Susanna MD, Nicola Lamberti PhD
Research infrastructures
The department is fully equipped with robotic devices including a robot-driven gait orthosis (Lokomat) for gait-training, treadmills, arm trainer (Reo Therapy System) for upper extremity training, a transcranial direct current stimulation device (Brainstim, EMS) software and tools. A NIRS platform for muscle (Artinis) and brain (NIRx) measurements is also present
Contacts: Fabio Manfredini MD, PhD: fabio.manfredini@unife.it
Prerequisites of the trainee researcher:
Level of education:“Marie Curie Individual Fellowship” Action requirements
Required working language: English
Topics:
- Neurosciences and neural disorders
- Physiology, Pathophysiology and Endocrinology
