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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; color: black;">The Essex BCI-NE Lab invites you to join our next monthly webinar:</span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; text-align: center; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Embodied VR Feedback in Restorative MI-BCIs</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; color: black;"><b>Dr
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">(LaSEEB, University of Lisbon)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The webinar will take place over Zoom on Wednesday, 15<sup>th</sup> October 2025, at 3pm UK time
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">RSVP:</span><span style="font-size: 22pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA00bdd6dc-2ed1-b001-dd00-3354a61f2952" href="https://www.linkedin.com/events/7381581860214185986/">https://www.linkedin.com/events/7381581860214185986/</a></u></span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: black;"><b>Abstract</b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 13.5pt; color: black;"><b>:</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black;">Over
the past decade, immersive virtual reality (VR) combined with brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) has emerged as a promising approach for neurorehabilitation after stroke. Motor imagery (MI)-based BCIs, when enhanced with embodied VR feedback, can engage motor
networks in the absence of overt movement and promote neuroplasticity. This talk will highlight our research in VR-BCIs showing findings from experimental and clinical studies underscoring its promise for neurorehabilitation.</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><b>Speaker Biography</b>: Athanasios (Thanos) Vourvopoulos is Assistant Professor at Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST)/University of Lisbon, and Researcher at the Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR/LaSEEB). His research is focused
on developing non-invasive EEG-based Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) systems integrated with virtual environments and robotic platforms to support neurorehabilitation for neurological and cardiovascular conditions. This work lies at the intersection of biomedical
and computer engineering, focusing on enhancing brain-computer interaction for communication and control while also investigating brain recovery mechanisms. Finally, this work has gained international recognition through various awards, including the "Best
Early Career Award" by the International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation (ISVR).</span></p>
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The <b>Essex BCI-NE Lab webinars series</b> takes place on the first or second Wednesday of the month over Zoom and are open to all. Speakers are invited to talk about their research for 45-50 minutes followed by Q&A.</p>
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Where speakers allow it, we record the talks and make them available to everyone on our YouTube channel. You can watch previous talks at:
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