Tremor

Giuliana Grimaldi received her MD degree from the University of Palermo, Italy. She is working on the applications of haptic technology in neuroengineering and rehabilitation, with an emphasis on myoelectric applications. She is a member of the Society for Cerebellar Research (SRC). She is affiliated with the Clinical Neuroscience Department of the University of Palermo, Italy. She is a visiting scientist of the Free University of Brussels, Belgium. Mario Manto received his MD degree from the Free University of Brussels, Belgium. He has a PhD degree in neurophysiology. He has published more than 90 full papers in refereed journals. He is the founding editor of the international journal The Cerebellum and is the associate editor of the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (JNER). He is the founder of the Society for Cerebellar Research (SRC). He has served as reviewer for more than 10 international journals. He teaches human physiology at the Faculty of Applied Sciences, FreeUniversity of Brussels. He is currently a researcher at the Belgian National Research Foundation (FNRS). He is active in international (European and transcontinental) networks on tremor. He has patented several devices in the field of tremor.

• Introduction.- Anatomical Overview of the Central and Peripheral Nervous System.- Physiology of the Nervous System.- Characterization of Tremor.- Prinipal Disorders Associated with Tremor.- Quantification of Tremor.- Mechanisms of Tremor.- Treatments.