
Simon J. Graham
Country of origin: Canada
Title of communication: fMRI-Compatible Tablet : exploring the brain activity associated with writing and drawing behaviour. (working title)
Main Affiliation: Senior Scientist, Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Secondary Affiliation: Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, MaRS Centre, Toronto, Canada
Biography:
Dr. Graham is a medical physicist, biomedical engineer and neuroimaging scientist with interests in the development of MRI technology for clinical applications involving the brain. Much of his work has focused on the use of functional MRI to measure task-related brain activity in healthy adults as well as numerous patient populations including individuals suffering from stroke, dementia, traumatic brain injury and long COVID. Another particular focus involves use of fMRI to measure brain activity of naturalistic, real-world behaviour through development of custom virtual reality technology, for example to shed new light on writing and drawing behaviours, and performance when driving automotive vehicles. He has a lengthy track record of successfully leading collaborative research grants and projects, with over 200 papers published and over 16,000 citations (Google scholar).
Websites:
Simon Graham - Sunnybrook Research Institute
https://grahamlab.ca