News and Events – March 2008
PUBLICATIONS
Kelly BN, Huckabee ML, Jones RD, Frampton CMA (in press). Arousal has no effect on non-nutritive breathing-swallowing coordination during the first year of human life. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience.
CONFERENCES
Maggie-Lee Huckabee, Phoebe Macrae, and Sebastian Doeltgen attended the Annual Meeting of the Dysphagia Research Society in Charleston, South Carolina, USA from 6th – 9th March. A paper and a poster were presented:
Doeltgen SH, Huckabee, M-L, Ridding MC, Dalrymple-Alford JC, O’Beirne G. “Effects of event-related electrical stimulation on motor evoked potentials at the submental muscle group” [Presentation].
Doeltgen SH, Huckabee, M-L, Ridding MC, Dalrymple-Alford JC. “A pilot investigation of triggering methods for motor evoked potentials of the submental muscle group” [Poster].
AWARDS
Sebastian Doeltgen received the 2nd place Award for New Investigators at the Annual Meeting of the Dysphagia Research Society in Charleston, South Carolina, USA for his presentation “Effects of event related electrical stimulation of the submental muscle group on motor evoked potentials”.
APPOINTMENTS
Richard Jones has been appointed Theme Editor on the Conference Editorial Board of the International IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society with co-responsibility for ‘Neural Engineering, Neuromuscular Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering’ (3 year term).
PUBLICITY
The Transport Research and Educational Trust Board Award which was received by Richard Jones, Carrie Innes, John Dalrymple-Alford, and Petra Hoggarth for the project ‘Objective screening and prediction of safe driving in older drivers through computerized sensory-motor & cognitive test’ was highlighted in three press articles:
‘Institute wins award [Transport Research and Educational Trust Board]‘, Community News, Christchurch, 2 March 2008.
‘Researchers test driver ability’, Hastings Mail, Hastings, 12 March 2008.
‘Van der Veer Institute: How the Christchurch-based institute’s objective assessment of older drivers won the Transport Research and Educational Trust Award’, Editorial (full-page), Logistics & Transport Journal, March 2008; vol. 6(3), p.16.
Research being conducted by Richard Jones, Govinda Poudel, Carrie Innes, and Phil Bones was reported in an article & photo:
‘Microsleeps: Safety study could help save lives’, The Press, Christchurch, 19 & 24 March 2008.