Home Department: Computer Science
Supported by: Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Mentor: Oussama Khatib, Computer Science

The primary objective of Valerie’s research is to pinpoint and map the areas of the brain responsible for coordinated, bimanual motor movement. By using the Haptic fMRI Interface (HFI-6) in conjunction with functional magnetic resonance imaging, she hopes to determine which areas control independent arm movement and whether these align with those that control coordinated arm movement.

Poster presented at the Stanford Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Symposium on August 24, 2016:

Utilizing Haptic Interfaces to Understand Motor Control

Valerie Hau¹, Alok Subbarao³, Jananan Mithrakumar², Samir Menon¹, Oussama Khatib¹
[Departments of Computer Science¹ and Electrical Engineering², Stanford University; Department of Biomedical Engineering³, San Jose State University]