Programme
Thursday
Welcome by Mr. Max van den Berg, Commissioner of the Queen in the
Province of Groningen, and by Prof. Dr. F. Kuipers, Dean of the
University Medical Center Groningen.
Neural mechanisms involved in reaching, grasping and manipulation
John Rothwell (London, UK)
Cortical circuitries involved in reaching, grasping and manipulation.
Melvyn A. Goodale (London, ON, Canada)
Perception -action: making sense of upper limb activities.
Typical and atypical development of reaching and grasping
Mijna Hadders-Algra (Groningen, the Netherlands)
Development of reaching and associated postural control: typical and atypical development.
Arend Bos (Groningen, the Netherlands)
Development of manual abilities in preterm infants.
Typical and atypical development of visuomotor integration
Janet Atkinson (London, UK)
Dorsal stream and dorsal stream vulnerability in the developing infant ‘s brain.
Oliver Braddick (Oxford, UK)
Visual control of action in typical and atypical infant and child development.
Koen Van Braeckel (Groningen, the Netherlands)
Visual and proprioceptive control of action in typically developing and preterm born children at early school age.
Reception & Musical Intermezzo at the main building of the University (“Academiegebouw”).
The reception is offered by the University of Groningen, the Municipality of Groningen and the Province of Groningen.
Friday
Pathophysiology of impaired hand function in children with cerebral palsy
John Martin (New York, NY, USA)
Pathophysiological mechanisms of impaired limb use after unilateral lesion of the developing brain.
Andrew Gordon (New York, NY, USA)
Pathophysiology of impaired hand function in children with cerebral palsy.
Bert Steenbergen (Nijmegen, the Netherlands)
Impaired motor planning and motor imagery in children with cerebral palsy.
Visuomotor integration in children with cerebral palsy
Andrea Guzzetta (Pisa, Italy)
Plasticity of the visual system after early brain damage.
Geert Savelsbergh (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Effect of vision on upper limb activity in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy.
Intervention to improve manual abilities in children with cerebral palsy
Eva Brogren Carlberg (Stockholm, Sweden)
Goal setting as a means to improve skills.
Pauline Aarts (Nijmegen, the Netherlands)
Pros and cons of constraint-induced movement therapy in children with cerebral palsy.
Lucianne Speth (Valkenburg, the Netherlands)
Pros and cons of treatment with botulinum A toxin on upper limb activity in children with cerebral palsy.
Mick Kreulen (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Functional effects of surgery of the spastic hand in children with cerebral palsy.
Doreen Bartlett (London, ON, Canada)
Intervention in children with cerebral palsy: lessons from the Move & Play study.
Dinner party at the Piloersemaborg in Den Ham (optional).
Saturday
Manual skills in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
Bouwien Smits-Engelsman (Leuven, Belgium)
Pathophysiology of impaired hand function in children with DCD.
Lieke Peters (Groningen, the Netherlands)
Neurological correlates of DCD.
Jessika van Hoorn (Groningen, the Netherlands)
Neurological correlates of dysgraphia and impaired visuomotor integration.
Peter Wilson (Melbourne, Australia)
Effect of sensory impairments on manual abilities in children with DCD.
John Cairney (Hamilton, ON, Canada)
DCD: long-term consequences for participation.