Translational Research Network in Motor Disorder Rehabilitation: Advancing understanding of variability in motor control and learning, to enhance clinical practice (TReND)
Program Overview
Introduction to TReND
The Translational Research Network in Motor Disorder Rehabilitation (TReND) is a Marie Skodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network (MSCA-DN) that aims to advance the understanding of variability in motor control and learning to enhance clinical practice.
Our Mission
The theoretical understanding of human motor control and learning has a significant impact on the diagnosis and treatment of motor disorders. Recent progress has been made in understanding motor control and learning, particularly with respect to the functional role of neuro-behavioural variability inherent to sensorimotor control. However, this progress has not yet been transferred into clinical therapy approaches. The goal of TReND is to create a translational research network in the rehabilitation of motor disorders, bringing together doctoral and senior researchers from fundamental research areas, clinical practitioners, and partners from related industries.
Research Objectives
The network has three research objectives:
- To investigate how different disorders affect the sensorimotor systems' capability to exploit functional variability for stable and adaptive motor control.
- To investigate how novel therapy concepts can enhance the capacity to exploit functional variability and treat motor disorders across different patient populations.
- To develop novel approaches to translate the knowledge gained from fundamental research into clinical practice.
Innovation Objectives
The innovation objectives of TReND include:
- To develop and evaluate clinical tools for the assessment and diagnosis of functional movement variability.
- To compose guidelines and recommendations for restoring functional variability.
Doctoral Candidates
Through its training program, TReND develops the skills of early career researchers to perform seminal research in the field of neuromotor control and learning and to translate their research results into practice to innovate the clinical sector. Twelve doctoral candidates are part of the TReND doctoral network, each working on a different aspect of the mission and objectives within their individual research project.