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Program

 

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Friday, January 27

 

12:30 Registration, snack, loading/testing of Power Point presentation, hanging posters

 

 Monakow Hörsaal, Klinik für Neurologie USZ

 

13:55  Welcome

14:00   Konrad P. Weber,  Zürich  
Single motor unit recordings of ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in human extraocular muscles

14:20   Lukas Brostek, München
Eye velocity gain fields in MSTd encode non-linear combinations of visual and eye-movement related variables

14:40   Chien-Cheng Chen, Zürich   
Study of optokinetic after-nystagmus in Zebrafish larvae

15:00   Coffee break

15:30   Christian Ruff, Zürich
Cortico-cortical interactions in the human eye movement circuitry investigated with TMS- fMRI

15:50   Thomas Haslwanter, Linz  
Application of eye and body movements in rehabilitation

           

16:10   Poster blitz (2 minutes each; up to 3 Power point slides)

            Lorenz Assländer, Freiburg:  Visual velocity information effects on human balancing of support surface tilts
Giovanni Bertolini, Zürich:  Mechanism of gaze evoked and rebound nystagmus

            Bernhard Blum, München:  Eye movements and visual acuity in phorias

            Chien-Cheng Chen, Zürich:  Nystagmus generated by positive visual feedback system in healthy humans

            Paolo Colagiorgio, Pavia: Generalized saccadic adaptation

            Luigi Cuturi, München:  Systematic biases in heading perception

            Stefan Glasauer, München:  Beyond sensory input-iterative Bayesian estimation in human visual path integration

            Martin Gorges, Ulm: Quantitative analysis of oculomotor performance in patients with subcortical vascular encephalopathy (SVE)

           

 

16:30   Coffee break

 

17:00  Marino Menozzi, Zürich   
Measurement and possible role of microfluctuations of accommodation

17:20   Marco Piccirelli, Zürich  
MRI of the oculomotor System

17:40  Poster Blitz (2 minutes each; up to 3 Power point slides)

            Julia Groß, München:  Comparison of clinical methods to measure vestibular perception
Georg Hettich, Freiburg: Comparing human artificial vestibular sensor with engineering analogue

            Paul MacNeilage, Munich:  Otolith afferent population properties and human linear motion discrimination compared

            Alessandro Nesti, Tübingen: Differential thresholds for vertical motion

            Murat Saglam, Münich: Optimal control of head-free gaze shifts

            Iskra Stefanova, Münich: Age-related variability of BOLD signal in healthy subjects during optokinetic nystagmus

            Florian Soyka, Tübingen: Reaction times for self-motion detection

            Alex Tarnutzer, Zürich:   Egocentric and allocentric alignment tasks rely on otolith input
Ellie Khojasteh, Zürich: A theory on the mechanism of gaze effects during spontaneous nystagmus (Alexander's Law)

 

18:00  Coffee, laboratory visits

 

20:00  Personalrestaurant USZ: Gemeinsames Abendessen

 

Saturday  January 28

 

Monakow Hörsaal, Klinik für Neurologie USZ

 

8:30:  Coffee, loading/testing of Power Point presentations

 

9:00     Stefan Hegemann, Zürich
Alexander’s law revisited, yet again

9:20     Jean Laurens, St Louis
Neural representation of head motion in the vestibulo-cerebellum of the macaque

9:40     Nadine Lehnen, München
Gaze stabilization in humans with chronic complete loss of vestibular function

10:00   Thomas Mergner, Freiburg
Using biped robots to simulate human stance control

 

10:20   Coffee break

 

 10:40 Stefano Ramat, Pavia
Functional testing of the VOR

11:00  Roman Schniepp, München
4-Aminopyridine and its influence on gait and posture in patients with cerebellar deficits

11:20   Andreas Sprenger, Lübeck   
Binocular coordination of eye movements during REM sleep

11:40   Alex Tarnutzer, Zürich
Modulation of internal estimates of gravity during and after prolonged roll-tilts

 

 

 

Talks

 

Single motor unit recordings of ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in human extraocular muscles

Konrad P. Weber*, Ophthalmology and Neurology Department, University Hospital Zurich

Sally M. Rosengren*, Neurology Department, University Hospital Zurich

Rike Michels, Ophthalmology Department, University Hospital Zurich

Veit Sturm, Ophthalmology Department, University Hospital Zurich

Dominik Straumann, Neurology Department, University Hospital Zurich

Klara Landau, Ophthalmology Department, University Hospital Zurich

*These co-first authors contributed equally

 

Eye velocity gain fields in MSTd encode non-linear combinations of visual and eye-movement related variables

Lukas Brostek, BCCN and Clinical Neurosciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Michael J. Mustari, Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle

Ulrich Büttner, Clinical Neurosciences and IFB-LMU, LMU, München

Stefan Glasauer, BCCN and Clinical Neurosciences and IFB-LMU, LMU, München

 

Study of optokinetic after nystagmus in Zebrafish larvae

Chien-Cheng Chen, department of neurology, USZ

Christopher J Bockisch, Department of Neurology, Ophthalmology, and Otorhinolaryngology, USZ

Itsaso Olasagasti, Department of Neurology, USZ

Konrad P. Weber, Ophthalmology and Neurology Department, University Hospital Zurich

Stephan C.F. Neuhauss, Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, UZH

Dominik Straumann, Department of Neurology, USZ

Ying-Yu Melody Huang, Department of Neurology, USZ

 

Application of eye and body movements in rehabilitation

Thomas Haslwanter, Univ. of Applied Sciences Upper Austria (FH OOe), Dept.of Medical Technology

Karin Eibenberger, FH OOe, Dept.of Medical Technology & Johns Hopkins School of Med.

Michael Ring, FH OOe, Dept.of Medical Technology

 

Measurement and possible role of microfluctuations of accommodation

Marino Menozzi, ETH Zürich, Technology and Innovation Management, CH - 8092 Zürich

Pier Paolo Monticone, ETH Zürich, Technology and Innovation Management, CH - 8092 Zürich

 

MRI of the oculomotor System

Marco Piccirelli, SNS Lab & Institute for Biomedical Eng., University and ETH Zurich

 

Cortico-cortical interactions in the human eye movement circuitry investigated with TMS-fMRI

Christian Ruff, Laboratory for Social and Neural Systems Research (SNS),Department of Economics,

Jon Driver, UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, London, UK.

 

 

Alexander’s law revisited, yet again
Stefan Hegemann, ORL, University Hospital Zurich

 

Neural representation of head motion in the vestibulo-cerebellum of the macaque

Jean Laurens, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri

Dora Angelaki, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

 

Gaze stabilization in humans with chronic complete loss of vestibular function

Nadine Lehnen, Neurology and IFB, Munich University

Murat Saglam, IFB, Munich University

Stefan Glasauer, Clinical Neurosciences, BCCN and IFB, Munich University

 

Using biped robots to simulate human stance control

Thomas Mergner, Neurologie Freiburg

Georg Hettich, Neurologie Freiburg

Luminious Fennell, Neurologie Freiburg

 

Functional testing of the VOR

Stefano Ramat, Università di Pavia

Silvia Colnaghi, Università di Pavia

Paolo Colagiorgio, Università di Pavia

Maurizio Versino, Università di Pavia

 

4-Aminopyridine and its influence on gait and posture in patients with cerebellar deficits

Roman Schniepp, Department of Neurology, University of Munich

Klaus Jahn, Department of Neurology, University of Munich

 

Binocular coordination of eye movements during REM sleep

Andreas Sprenger, University Luebeck, Dept. of Neurology

Sabine Scheffelmeier, University Luebeck, Dept. of Neurology

Peter Trillenberg, University Luebeck, Dept. of Neurology

Holger Rambold, Kreiskrankenhaus Alt-Oetting, Dept. of Neurology

Wolfgang Heide, AKH Celle, Dept. of Neurology

Christoph Helmchen, University Luebeck, Dept. of Neurology

 

Modulation of internal estimates of gravity during and after prolonged roll-tilts

Tarnutzer AA (1), Bertolini, G. (1), Bockisch CJ (1,2,3), Straumann D (1), and Marti S (1)

1. Department of Neurology, Zurich University Hospital, Switzerland

2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Zurich University Hospital, Switzerland

3. Department of Ophthalmology, Zurich University Hospital, Switzerland

 

Posters

 

1.   Visual velocity information effects on human balancing of support surface tilts
Lorenz Assländer, Neurozentrum Freiburg
Georg Hettich, Neurozentrum Freiburg
Thomas Mergner, Neurozentrum Freiburg

 

2.  Mechanism of gaze evoked and rebound nystagmus
Giovanni Bertolini, Clinical Vestibulo-Oculomotor Laboratory - Zurich University Hospital
Sarah Marti, Clinical Vestibulo-Oculomotor Laboratory - Zurich University Hospital
Tarnutzer Alexander , Clinical Vestibulo-Oculomotor Laboratory - Zurich University Hospital
Dominik Straumann, Clinical Vestibulo-Oculomotor Laboratory - Zurich University Hospital

 

3.  Eye movements and visual acuity in phorias
Bernhard Blum, IFB-LMU, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Daniel Kirchhoff, Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Thomas Eggert, Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Oliver Ehrt, Augenklinik der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Klinikum der Universität München
Andreas Straube, Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

 

 

4.  Nystagmus generated by positive visual feedback system in healthy humans
Chien-Cheng Chen, Departments of Neurology, USZ
Christopher J Bockisch, Departments of Neurology, Ophthalmology, and Otorhinolaryngology, USZ
Christian Grimm, Departments of Ophthalmology, USZ
Stephan C.F. Neuhauss, Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, UZH
Dominik Straumann, Departments of Neurology, USZ
Ying-Yu Melody Huang, Departments of Neurology, USZ

 

5.  Generalized saccadic adaptation
Paolo Colagiorgio, Università di Pavia
Stefano Ramat, Università di Pavia

 

6.  Systematic biases in heading perception
Luigi Cuturi, IFB, University Hospital of Munich
Paul MacNeilage, IFB, University Hospital of Munich

 

7.  Beyond sensory input-iterative Bayesian estimation in human visual path integration
Stefan Glasauer, Center for Sensorimotor Research, LMU Munich
Frederike Petzschner, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Munich

 

8.  Quantitative analysis of oculomotor performance in patients with subcortical vascular encephalopathy (SVE)
Martin Gorges, University of Ulm, Department of Neurophysiology
Hazem Issa, University of Ulm, Department of Neurology
Reinhart Jürgens, University of Ulm, Department of Neurophysiology
Wolfang Becker, University of Ulm, Department of Neurophysiology
Hans Peter Müller, University of Ulm, Department of Neurology
J. Heimrath, D. Lulé, E.H. Pinkhardt, J. Kassubek, University of Ulm, Department of Neurology

9.  Comparison of clinical methods to measure vestibular perception
Julia Groß, IFB, University Hospital of Munich
Paul MacNeilage, IFB, University Hospital of Munich
Barbara Schorr, NCP, Ludwig-Maximilians-University , Munich
Stefan Glasauer, IFB, University Hospital of Munich
Michael Strupp, IFB,Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Munich
Thomas Brandt, IFB,Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Munich

10.  Comparing human artificial vestibular sensor with engineering analogue
Georg Hettich, Neurozentrum Freiburg
Thomas Mergner, Neurozentrum Freiburg
Luminous Fennell, Neurozentrum Freiburg
Ahmed Al-Jawad, Institut für Micro-und Informationstechnik Villingen-Schwennigen
Lasse Klingbeil, Institut für Micro-und Informationstechnik Villingen-Schwennigen

 

11.  Otolith afferent population properties and human linear motion discrimination compared
Paul MacNeilage, IFB, University Hospital of Munich
Nicole Whippey, University of Bristol
Dora Angelaki, Baylor College of Medicine

12.  Differential thresholds for vertical motion
Alessandro Nesti, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Michael Barnett-Cowan, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Paul MacNeilage, Klinikum der Universität München
Heinrich H. Bülthoff, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

 

13.  Optimal control of head-free gaze shifts
Murat Saglam, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich
Nadine Lehnen, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich
Stefan Glasauer, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich


14.  Reaction times for self-motion detection
Florian Soyka, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Paolo Robuffo Giordano, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Michael Barnett-Cowan, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Heinrich H. Bülthoff, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

 

15.  Age-related variability of BOLD signal in healthy subjects during optokinetic nystagmus
Iskra Stefanova, Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences LMU
Thomas Stephan, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Grosshadern LMU Munich
Thomas Dera, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Grosshadern LMU Munich
Thomas Brandt, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University Hospital Grosshadern LMU Munich
Marianne Dieterich, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Grosshadern LMU Munich

 

16.  Egocentric and allocentric alignment tasks rely on otolith input
Tarnutzer AA1, Bockisch CJ1,2,3, Straumann D1
1. Department of Neurology, Zurich University Hospital, Switzerland
2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Zurich University Hospital, Switzerland
3. Department of Ophthalmology, Zurich University Hospital, Switzerland

17. A theory on the mechanism of gaze effects during spontaneous nystagmus (Alexander's Law)
Ellie Khojasteh1, Bockisch CJ1,2,3, Hegemann H1
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Zurich University Hospital, Switzerland
2. Department of Neurology, Zurich University Hospital, Switzerland
3. Department of Ophthalmology, Zurich University Hospital, Switzerland