Sam Sober, PhD
The Sober Lab studies how the nervous system drives muscle activity to produce skilled, complex movements. Our tools for analysis include physiological recordings from neurons and muscles, behavioral manipulations, the development of novel electrode technologies, and computational approaches. We combine these methods to explore the interplay between sensory feedback, the brain’s search for agile motor patterns, and the mechanics of the body in motion.
Nov 18, 2024 - The CAMBER team contributes to a Cajal course: “The Brain Prize Course: Movement and motor control in health and disease”
Members of the CAMBER team (Sam Sober, Amanda Jacob, and Kristen Frenzel) plus collaborators from University of Cologne, Graziana Gatto and Matthias Gruhn, and OpenEphys, Ceci Herbert were invited to run a project at the Cajal course in November 2024 in Bordeaux, France. The project was called “Advancing Neuroscience Research with Myomatrix Arrays: High-Resolution EMG Recordings in Freely Behaving Mice and Insects” and the team successfully taught students to surgically implant and record from mouse forelimb and hindlimb and locust wing depressor muscles. Sam gave a lecture and taught students about EMUsort in the spike sorting workshop.
Oct 30, 2024 - César Vargas contributes to NDiSTEM
The Society for Advancing Chicano/Hispanic and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) hosts an annual conference called the National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) conference, which is the largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity event in the country. César traveled to Phoenix, AZ to attend the conference and to contribute to the professional development of the attendees through judging posters and attending the networking lunches. To learn more about this organiation, click HERE to access their website.
