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Professor Americo Migliaccio is a Conjoint Professor in the Engineering Graduate School at the University of New South Wales. His research focuses on the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR), which is crucial for maintaining visual stability during activities that involve rapid and unpredictable head movements, such as running or driving on a bumpy road. The vestibular organs in the inner ear sense rotational and linear head motion and help move the eyes in compensation for passive head movements. Damage to these organs can lead to severe and debilitating conditions that affect balance and vision. In his laboratory, Prof. Migliaccio aims to understand the signal processing mechanisms that control the VOR by analyzing vestibular-evoked eye movements and single-unit recordings from the vestibular nerve. His work applies knowledge of vestibular physiology to the diagnosis and treatment of balance disorders in humans, contributing significantly to the fields of neuroscience and biomedical engineering.
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