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Webinar: Computational Models to Test Hypotheses in Motor Control + Guinea Fowl Model Now Available
by Joy P. Ku 30 Jan '20

30 Jan '20

Webinar: Computational Models of Reaching to Test Hypotheses in Motor Control February 11, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time We invite you to join us for a webinar featuring Mazen Al Borno from Stanford University. In this webinar, Dr. Al Borno will highlight his computational experiments to elicit a new understanding of 1) the relationship between movement speed and accuracy, known as the speed-accuracy tradeoff, and 2) the feasibility of muscle synergies, represented by a low-dimensional controller, to produce the rich and flexible behaviors seen in everyday movements. Learn more and register<https://stanford.webex.com/stanford/onstage/g.php?MTID=ec424d87e4a7fafee5b0…> Model of the Guinea Fowl Pelvic Limb Available on SimTK Past OpenSim Visiting Scholar Suzanne Cox from Pennsylvania State University and colleagues have developed a guinea fowl (Numida meliagris) pelvic limb model and made it freely available on SimTK for others to use. Dr. Cox, et al. utilized the model to explore how activation and tendon compliance interact to influence muscle operating lengths and force-generating capacity. Read more about their study and the model in the Integrative Organismal Biology publication<https://academic.oup.com/iob/article/1/1/obz022/5568294>. Download the model<http://simtk.org/projects/guineafowl> --- Joy P. Ku, PhD Project Manager, SimTK<http://simtk.org/> Director of Communications & Training, NCSRR<http://opensim.stanford.edu/> Director of Communications & Engagement, Mobilize Center<http://mobilize.stanford.edu/> Stanford University (w) 650.736.8434 Email: joyku(a)stanford.edu<mailto:joyku@stanford.edu>

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Workshop Deadline Approaching, Fellows Program, Moco Office Hours
by Jennifer Hicks 08 Jan '20

08 Jan '20

*Reminder: Apply to the Next OpenSim Advanced User Workshop at Stanford University* *Applications Due: January 14, 2020Workshop Dates: March 24-26, 2020* We are now accepting applications for a three-day, project-based workshop on the Stanford University campus. This workshop is intended for advanced OpenSim users and developers who want to work with the OpenSim staff on specific research projects. We highly encourage collaborators to participate in the workshop together. Travel awards will be granted to top workshop applicants (individuals or groups). Applications are due January 14, 2020. Read more and learn how to apply <https://opensim.stanford.edu/support/event_details.php?id=238&title=OpenSim…> . *Apply to Be an OpenSim Fellow*We encourage new applicants to the OpenSim Fellows Program <https://opensim.stanford.edu/support/fellows.html>, an initiative from the OpenSim project and the National Center for Simulation in Rehabilitation Research. The goal of the Fellows Program is to cultivate and engage a community of OpenSim experts who will collectively advance the field of musculoskeletal modeling and simulation. Benefits include listing in the OpenSim consultants registry <https://simtk-confluence.stanford.edu/display/OpenSim/OpenSim+Fellows> and the ability to apply for teaching grants. Read more and learn how to apply <https://opensim.stanford.edu/support/fellows.html>. *OpenSim Moco Virtual Office Hours*OpenSim Moco <http://opensim.stanford.edu/moco> is a new toolkit for solving musculoskeletal optimal control problems, including both tracking simulations and predictive simulations. Want to talk directly with Moco’s developers to determine if Moco is the right tool for you? Sign up for our Virtual Office Hour <https://opensim-org.github.io/opensim-moco-site/blog/2019/11/26/introducing…>s, which we hold on a rolling basis. -- *Jennifer Hicks, Ph.D.* Director of Data Science | Mobilize Center <http://mobilize.stanford.edu> Associate Director | NCSRR <http://www.stanford.edu/group/opensim/about/index.html> R&D Manager | OpenSim <http://opensim.stanford.edu/> Stanford University 650-498-4403 | jenhicks(a)stanford.edu

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