CUA presents: Women in Science - Making Sense of Our Senses, Exploring Touch

CUA presents: Women in Science – Making Sense of Our Senses, Exploring Touch

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A Women in Science interactive event featuring Sahana N. Kukke, Ph.D. Presented by The Catholic University of America’s School of Arts and Sciences.

All ages welcome!

Learn and explore

  • How does our skin respond to different stimuli in our environment?
  • How does touch integrate with out other senses?
  • Does our sense of touch always tell the truth?

Sahana N. Kukke, Ph.D

Sahana Kukke is an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at CUA. In her research lab, she studies the way sensation is used to guide human movement, with a particular interest in exploring the rule of touch in the neurorehabilitation of upper limb function in children with cerebral palsy. She is a co-founder of and co-adviser in the new interdisciplinary neuroscience minor at CUA.

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