Project 90: Neuro-biomechanical Mechanism and Physical Therapy of Cognitive Behavior in Patients with Cognitive Impairment

Contact Information

Prof. Dongyun Gu

Email: dongyungu@sjtu.edu.cn

Project Description and Objectives

With the aging of the global population, the prevalence of cognitive impairment disorders is increasing and is seriously affecting the lives and health of the elderly. However, the neuro-biomechanical mechanisms in patients with cognitive impairment have not been clearly understood. The nervous system and musculoskeletal system are the two main systems responsible for the coordinated control of human behavior. The study of neurobiomechanics will be beneficial to our understanding of the mechanism of central nervous control of cognitive behaviour in patients with cognitive impairment. Meanwhile, the study of its mechanism will enable us to better target physical rehabilitation therapy to cognitively impaired patients. Therefore, this project aims to study the neuro-biomechanical mechanisms of cognitive disorders and develop targeted physical rehabilitation therapies to provide an important reference for clinical rehabilitation. 

Eligibility Requirements

The students should have an interest in sports biomechanics and portable devices to solve biomedical problems. The prerequisites being engineering training, e.g. motion analysis, and/or electronic engineering are desirable.

Main Tasks

Students are required to cooperate with graduate students, engineers, and clinicians under the supervision of their mentor(s) to work on the above projects. The students need to attend regular lab meetings and make weekly reports to their mentor(s). By the end of the internship, a project report should be submitted.

Website

Lab: http://dm.sjtu.edu.cn/En_Default.aspx

School: http://bme.sjtu.edu.cn/en/