Hon Kwan, PhD

ACADEMIC STATUS

Departmental Status: Professor Emeritus.

Degrees: B.A.Sc; Ph.D. 1973.

RESEARCH

Research Divisions: Brain Research and Integrated Neurophysiology

Research Interests: Cortical function, pathophysiology of movement disorders. EEG and EMG analyses, neural network modelling of sensorimotor control and dyscontrol of movement. nonlinear dynamics.

Keywords: Neocortical Physiology / Control of Movement / Neural Networks and Dynamics, Nonlinear Physiology.

Detailed Description:
Nonlinear dynamical modelling of neuronal networks, and of disorders of movement.

METHODS USED

Procedures: EEG, neural networks, nonlinear physiology, physiological robotics.

EQUIPMENT USED

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SAMPLE PUBLICATIONS AND ABSTRACTS

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Borrett DS, Kwan HC (2008) Understanding understanding: An evolutionary autonomous a gent approach. Review of General Psychology 12: 137-146. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1089268008600198

Borrett DS, Shih D, Tomko M, Borrett S, Kwan HC (2011) Hegelian phenomenology and robotics. International Journal of Machine Consciousness. 3:219-237. http://www.worldscinet.com/ijmc/03/0301/S1793843011000698.html

Contact Information:

Phone: (416) 978-6378
Fax: (416) 978-4940
Email: h.kwan@utoronto.ca
Address: Department of Physiology
Medical Sciences Building
University of Toronto
1 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5S 1A8