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Connected Minds
Neural and Machine Systems for a Healthy, Just Society
Neural and Machine Systems for a Healthy, Just Society
A Meeting of the Minds! Some of our incredible Queen's Connected Minds trainees gather for some information sharing. We are so fortunate to have such talent amongst us. 🧠
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A Meeting of the Minds! Some of our incredible Queen's Connected Minds trainees gather for some information sharing. We are so fortunate to have such talent amongst us. 🧠
New work by Emily Oby et al. in Nature Neuroscience demonstrates that neural population activity in motor cortex follows fixed dynamical constraints: monkeys could not volitionally reorder or reverse latent trajectories during BCI control.
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Dynamical constraints on neural population activity - Nature Neuroscience
Oby, Degenhart, Grigsby and colleagues used a brain–computer interface to challenge monkeys to override their natural time courses of neural activity. They found the time courses to be highly robust, ...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
New work by Emily Oby et al. in Nature Neuroscience demonstrates that neural population activity in motor cortex follows fixed dynamical constraints: monkeys could not volitionally reorder or reverse latent trajectories during BCI control.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The Ethical Considerations Microcredential Course has launched!
Learners will apply a bioethics lens to evaluate neurotechnologies across various sectors.
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Learners will apply a bioethics lens to evaluate neurotechnologies across various sectors.
neurotechmicrocreds.com/courses/neur...
Ethical Considerations in Neurotech - NeuroTech Microcredential Program
Examine the ethical issues that may emerge in the application of neurotechnology.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Ethical Considerations Microcredential Course has launched!
Learners will apply a bioethics lens to evaluate neurotechnologies across various sectors.
neurotechmicrocreds.com/courses/neur...
Learners will apply a bioethics lens to evaluate neurotechnologies across various sectors.
neurotechmicrocreds.com/courses/neur...
Connected Minds Trainee, Eric Godden with a paper and presentation on "Characterization of Markerless Hand-Tracking on Meta Quest Pro and Quest 3 Virtual Reality Headsets"
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CSDL | IEEE Computer Society
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November 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Connected Minds Trainee, Eric Godden with a paper and presentation on "Characterization of Markerless Hand-Tracking on Meta Quest Pro and Quest 3 Virtual Reality Headsets"
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www.computer.org/csdl/journal...
A G1 Humanoid has arrived!
Ingenuity Labs at Queen's University welcomes a new robot to their fleet. This new member will help facilitate collaborative high impact research initiatives and will help secure significant sources of funding!
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Ingenuity Labs at Queen's University welcomes a new robot to their fleet. This new member will help facilitate collaborative high impact research initiatives and will help secure significant sources of funding!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr6G...
We have a G1 humanoid!
YouTube video by Ingenuity Labs
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November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A G1 Humanoid has arrived!
Ingenuity Labs at Queen's University welcomes a new robot to their fleet. This new member will help facilitate collaborative high impact research initiatives and will help secure significant sources of funding!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr6G...
Ingenuity Labs at Queen's University welcomes a new robot to their fleet. This new member will help facilitate collaborative high impact research initiatives and will help secure significant sources of funding!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr6G...
Congratulations to Sebastian D'Amario, Connected Minds PhD Award recipient on his recent publication in the Journal of Sport Science on "Impact Biomechanics Reveal Positional and Session Type Differences in Canadian Collegiate Football."
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Impact Biomechanics Reveal Positional and Session Type Differences in Canadian Collegiate Football
Frequent head impacts are common in Canadian football, yet the biomechanical determinants underlying repeated subconcussive exposure and their potential implications remain poorly characterized. To a...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Congratulations to Sebastian D'Amario, Connected Minds PhD Award recipient on his recent publication in the Journal of Sport Science on "Impact Biomechanics Reveal Positional and Session Type Differences in Canadian Collegiate Football."
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AI promises progress, but who gets left behind?
Dr. Christo El Morr has co-authored a timely new book that takes on this urgent question. AI and Disability Justice challenges the idea of AI as a neutral tool of progress.
📘 Learn more about the book: lnkd.in/gnq9Z7_S
Dr. Christo El Morr has co-authored a timely new book that takes on this urgent question. AI and Disability Justice challenges the idea of AI as a neutral tool of progress.
📘 Learn more about the book: lnkd.in/gnq9Z7_S
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November 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
AI promises progress, but who gets left behind?
Dr. Christo El Morr has co-authored a timely new book that takes on this urgent question. AI and Disability Justice challenges the idea of AI as a neutral tool of progress.
📘 Learn more about the book: lnkd.in/gnq9Z7_S
Dr. Christo El Morr has co-authored a timely new book that takes on this urgent question. AI and Disability Justice challenges the idea of AI as a neutral tool of progress.
📘 Learn more about the book: lnkd.in/gnq9Z7_S
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Connected Minds Masters Award recipient, Tiana Wertelecky presented her work from the Neuromechanics Lab at Queen's University at the Ontario Biomechanics Conference at Ontario Tech. Keep up the great work!
Connected Minds Masters Award recipient, Tiana Wertelecky presented her work from the Neuromechanics Lab at Queen's University at the Ontario Biomechanics Conference at Ontario Tech. Keep up the great work!
Wertelecky Poster.pdf
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November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Connected Minds Masters Award recipient, Tiana Wertelecky presented her work from the Neuromechanics Lab at Queen's University at the Ontario Biomechanics Conference at Ontario Tech. Keep up the great work!
Connected Minds Masters Award recipient, Tiana Wertelecky presented her work from the Neuromechanics Lab at Queen's University at the Ontario Biomechanics Conference at Ontario Tech. Keep up the great work!
Hats off to Kate Moses, Masters Award Recipient from the Sensorimotor Exploration Lab neuromech.notion.site/Sensorimotor...
Kate has been busy presenting her work on "The Influence of Experience on the Sensory Contributions Needed for Piano Learning" at numerous scientific conferences.
Kate has been busy presenting her work on "The Influence of Experience on the Sensory Contributions Needed for Piano Learning" at numerous scientific conferences.
Sensorimotor Exploration Lab | Notion
The Sensorimotor Exploration Lab, nicknamed SMEL, is a neuromechanics laboratory in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen's University. Our research focuses on exploring the planning, ...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Hats off to Kate Moses, Masters Award Recipient from the Sensorimotor Exploration Lab neuromech.notion.site/Sensorimotor...
Kate has been busy presenting her work on "The Influence of Experience on the Sensory Contributions Needed for Piano Learning" at numerous scientific conferences.
Kate has been busy presenting her work on "The Influence of Experience on the Sensory Contributions Needed for Piano Learning" at numerous scientific conferences.
We’re proud to welcome Inès Arous to Connected Minds. With a focus on human-centered natural language processing and explainable AI, Ines is helping shape the future of trustworthy, socially responsible technologies.
September 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We’re proud to welcome Inès Arous to Connected Minds. With a focus on human-centered natural language processing and explainable AI, Ines is helping shape the future of trustworthy, socially responsible technologies.
Grateful for last week’s unforgettable Neuroscience Leadership Training—insightful discussions on team management, AI tools, and advancing science. Huge thanks to Gunnar Blohm, Konrad Kording, the mentors, and the inspiring Neuro4Pro cohort!
September 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Grateful for last week’s unforgettable Neuroscience Leadership Training—insightful discussions on team management, AI tools, and advancing science. Huge thanks to Gunnar Blohm, Konrad Kording, the mentors, and the inspiring Neuro4Pro cohort!
We’re excited to welcome Danica Pawlick-Potts to Connected Minds as one of our newest Research-Enhanced Hires.
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Connected by Purpose: Welcoming the Scholars Powering Our Next Chapter - Connected Minds
Connected Minds is delighted to welcome five outstanding new Research-Enhanced Hires (REHs) who have joined our community this term. These dynamic scholars bring world-class expertise, bold ideas, and...
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September 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We’re excited to welcome Danica Pawlick-Potts to Connected Minds as one of our newest Research-Enhanced Hires.
www.yorku.ca/research/con...
www.yorku.ca/research/con...
Connected Minds 2025 Conference - Spotlight Session: Technologies for Remote Health and Embodiment
📅 October 6–8 | 📍York University, Toronto
Early bird registration is open until August 24th: lnkd.in/gmefWbTU
Abstract submissions is open until September 5th: lnkd.in/gFDXggs5
📅 October 6–8 | 📍York University, Toronto
Early bird registration is open until August 24th: lnkd.in/gmefWbTU
Abstract submissions is open until September 5th: lnkd.in/gFDXggs5
August 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Connected Minds 2025 Conference - Spotlight Session: Technologies for Remote Health and Embodiment
📅 October 6–8 | 📍York University, Toronto
Early bird registration is open until August 24th: lnkd.in/gmefWbTU
Abstract submissions is open until September 5th: lnkd.in/gFDXggs5
📅 October 6–8 | 📍York University, Toronto
Early bird registration is open until August 24th: lnkd.in/gmefWbTU
Abstract submissions is open until September 5th: lnkd.in/gFDXggs5
Connected Minds 2025 Conference - Spotlight Session: Mobility and Accessibility.
📅 October 6–8 | 📍York University, Toronto
Early bird registration is open until August 10th: lnkd.in/gmefWbTU
Abstract submissions now being accepted: lnkd.in/gFDXggs5
📅 October 6–8 | 📍York University, Toronto
Early bird registration is open until August 10th: lnkd.in/gmefWbTU
Abstract submissions now being accepted: lnkd.in/gFDXggs5
August 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Connected Minds 2025 Conference - Spotlight Session: Mobility and Accessibility.
📅 October 6–8 | 📍York University, Toronto
Early bird registration is open until August 10th: lnkd.in/gmefWbTU
Abstract submissions now being accepted: lnkd.in/gFDXggs5
📅 October 6–8 | 📍York University, Toronto
Early bird registration is open until August 10th: lnkd.in/gmefWbTU
Abstract submissions now being accepted: lnkd.in/gFDXggs5