European Research Network for Investigating Human Sensorimotor Function in Health and Disease (ERNI-HSF)

The ERNI-HSF programme officially ended on 31 December 2012.

Reports below have been provided by the organisers of the events.

Activities in 2012

The following meetings have been agreed with organisers and are going ahead in 2012.  Further details in due course.

Workshop on Brain oscillations in health and disease. Organisers: Wolfgang Klimesch (Salzburg Univ.), Gyula Kovács, Zoltan Vidnyanszky and Stephen Jackson (ERNI-HSF)
Click on the Final Report and Programme
Dates: 8-10 November 2012, Venue:  Budapest (HU)

Workshop on Orienting of attention: neural implementation, underlying mechanisms and clinical implications.  Organisers: Daniela Balslev (Tuebingen) and Otto Karnath (ERNI-HSF).  Click on Final Report and Programme
Dates:  2-3 November 2012, Venue:  Tuebingen (DE)

Workshop on Pleasure and pain: relationships in somatosensation and nociception.  Organisers: India Morrison (Sweden), Frederique de Vignemont (France), Patrick Haggard (UK) and Stephen Jackson (ERNI-HSF).  Click on Final Report and Programme
Dates:  8-9 October 2012, Venue:  New Forest (UK)

Workshop on Motivation and Action. Organisers: Simon Eickhoff (Julich), John Rothwell (London), Masud Husain (London), Stephen Jackson (ERNI-HSF).  Click on the Final Report and Programme
Dates:  16-17 August 2012, Venue:  Copenhagen (DK)


Were planned but did not take place:

Workshop on Brain Stimulation Workshop. Organisers: John Rothwell (UK), Hartwig Siebner  (Denmark), Juan Lupiáñez (Spain) and Stephen Jackson (ERNI-HSF). Location: Granada, Spain. Dates September 2012 (tbc)

Workshop on The body owned and disowned; the theory and science of dyscorporeality: An interdisciplinary workshop. Organiser(s) Dr Parashkev Nachev (London). Location: Karakow, Poland. Dates September 2012 (tbc)

Activities in 2011

Seventh Workshop on 'The developing brain:  perspectives from typical and atypical development' organised by Stephen Jackson (UK)
Dates:  14-19 September 2011, Venue:  Granada (ES)
Click on Final Report and Programme

Sixth Scientific Workshop on 'Combining brain Imaging techniques' organised by Micheal Hogan, Joshua Balsters, Jacinta O'Shea (IR) and Stephen Jackson (UK)
Dates:  29 April-2 May 2011, Venue:  Galway (IR)
Click on the Final Report and Programme

Fifth Scientific Workshop on 'Multimodal Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Study of Brain and Cognition' organised by Synnöve Carlson (FI) and Stephen Jackson (UK)
Dates:  24-25 March 2011, Venue:  Helsinki (FI)
Click on the flyer, Final Programme and Report

Activities in 2010

International  Conference on "Parietal Lobe Function" organised by Edward de Haan and Chris Dijkerman (NL)
Dates: 20-21 September 2010, Venue:  Amsterdam, Artis Zoo Amsterdam (NL), click on flyer and programme
Additional details can be found on the website www.parietallobe.eu

Meeting on "Technical Issues associated with establishing European MRI database" organised by Stephen Jackson (UK)
Dates:  16-17 July, Venue:  Utrecht (NL)

Fourth Scientific Workshop on "The Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Hallucinations" organised by Martine van Zandvoort and Chris Dijkerman (NL)
Dates:  2 May 2010, Venue:  Granada (Spain), Click on the flyer and on the Final Report.

Third Scientific Workshop on "Role of Insular Cortex:  current status of its anatomy and function" organised by Chris Dijkerman (NL), Stephen Jackson (UK), Hans-Otto Karnath (DE) and Juan Lupiáñez (ES)
Dates:  29 April-1st May 2010, Venue:  Granada (Spain) Click on the flyer
A number of bursaries are available to facilitate participation of young scientists.  Further information and registration:  click here
Click on Final Report

ERNI-HSF supported the "The Body Representation Workshop" organised by Ellen Poliakoff (UK) with a number of travel bursaries
Dates:  29-30 March 2010, Venue: Goldsmith's University London (UK)
Click on Final Report and Article (published on 17 June 2010)

Activities in 2009

Steering Committee meeting
Date:  20 March 2009, Venue:  Amsterdam (NL)

Second Scientific Workshop "Computational Principles of Sensorimotor learning"
Dates:  13-15 September 2009, Venue:  Kloster Irsee (Germany) Report and Programme (pdf)

Activities in 2008

First Scientific Workshop "Recent Advances in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Lesion Reconstruction Techniques for Understanding Human Brain Function" Dates: 21-22 April 2008, Venue:  Budapest (Hungary) Programme (pdf) and Report 

Body Representation Workshop (local organiser:  Prof. Stephen JAckson)
Dates:  24-25 April 2008, Venue:  Nottingham (UK)

Activities in 2007

First Steering Committee meeting
Date:  28 May 2007, Venue: Strasbourg, ESF Headquarters (France)

Body Representation Workshop (local organisers:  Dr. Massimiliano Zampini and Dr. Francesco Pavani)
Dates:  8-10 October 2007, Venue:  Rovereto (Italy)