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Ting Publications

Reviews

  • Ting, L.H.* (2007) "Dimensional reduction in sensorimotor systems: a framework for understanding muscle coordination of posture". In Computational Neuroscience: Theoretical Insights into Brain Function, Cisek, P., Drew, T. & Kalaska, J.F. (eds), Progress In Brain Research, 165:301-325, Amsterdam: Elsevier. PDF
  • Ting, L.H.*, McKay, J.L. (2008) Neuromechanics of muscle synergies for posture and movement. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 17(6):622-628, doi:10.1016/j.conb.2008.01.002. PDF
  • Ting, L.H.*, van Antwerp, K.V., Scrivens, J.E., McKay, J.L., Welch, T.D., Bingham, J.T., Deweerth, S.P. (2009) Neuromechanical tuning of nonlinear postural control dynamics. Chaos, 19(2):026111. PDF

Refereed Manuscripts

  • Full, R.J., Blickhan, R., Ting, L.H. (1991) Leg design and function in hexapedal runners. Journal of Experimental Biology 158: 369-390. PDF

  • Blickhan, R., Full, R.J., and Ting, L. (1993) Exoskeletal strain: evidence for trot-gallop transition in rapidly moving ghost crabs. Journal of Experimental Biology 179: 301-321. PDF

  • Ting, L.H., Full, R.J., and Blickhan, R. (1994) Dynamic and static stability in hexapedal runners. Journal of Experimental Biology 197:251-2269. PDF

  • Ting, L.H., Raasch, C.C., Brown, D.A., Kautz, S.A., and Zajac, F.E. (1998) Sensorimotor state of the contralateral leg affects ipsilateral muscle coordination of pedaling. Journal of Neurophysiology 80(3): 1341-1351. PDF

  • Ting, L.H., Kautz, S.A., Brown, D.A., and Zajac, F.E., (1999) Bilateral integration of sensorimotor signaling during pedaling. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 860:513-516.

  • Ting, L.H., Kautz, S.A., Brown, D.A. and Zajac, F.E. (1999) Phase reversal of biomechanical function pairs and muscle activity in backward pedaling. Journal of Neurophysiology 81 (2): 544-551. PDF

  • Ting, L.H., Kautz, S.A., Brown, D.A., and Zajac, F.E. (2000) Influence of bilateral sensorimotor state on flexion-phase coordination of human locomotion. Journal of Neurophysiology 83: 3351:3365. PDF

  • Brizzi, L., Ting, L.H., Kouchtir-Devanne, N., Jami, L. and Zytnicki, D. (2002) Positive proprioceptive feedback elicited by isometric ankle flexor contractions on pretibial motoneurons in anesthetized cats. Journal of Neurophysiology 88:2207-2214. PDF

  • Stapley, P.J., Ting, L.H., Hulliger, M., Macpherson, J.M. (2002) Automatic postural responses to support surface translation are delayed by pyridoxine-induced propioceptive loss. Journal of Neuroscience 22(14):5803-5807. PDF

  • Ting L.H.*, Macpherson J.M. (2004) Ratio of shear to load ground reaction force may underlie the directional tuning of the automatic postural response to rotation and translation. Journal of Neurophysiology 92:808-823. PDF

  • Ting L.H.*, Macpherson J.M. (2005) A limited set of muscle synergies for force control during a postural task. Journal of Neurophysiology 93:609-613. PDF

  • Stapley, P.J., Ting, L.H., Kuifu, C., Everaert, D.G., Macpherson, J.M. (2006) Bilateral vestibular loss leads to active destabilization of balance during voluntary head turns in the standing cat. Journal of Neurophysiology 95:3783-3797. PDF

  • Torres-Oviedo, G., Macpherson J.M. Ting L.H.* (2006) Muscle synergy organization is robust across a variety of postural perturbations. Journal of Neurophysiology 96:1530-1546. PDF

  • McKay, J.L., Burkholder, T.J., Ting, L.H.* (2007) Biomechanical capabilities influence postural control strategies in the cat hindlimb. Journal of Biomechanics, 40(10):2254-2260, doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.10.013 PDF

  • Macpherson, J.M, Everaert, D.G., Stapley, P.J., Ting, L.H (2007) Bilateral vestibular loss in cats leads to active destabilization of balance during pitch rotation of the support surface. Journal of Neurophysiology 97:4357-4367. PDF

  • Bunderson, N.E., Ting, L.H., Burkholder, T.J. (2007) Asymmetric interjoint feedback contributes to postural control of redundant multi-link systems. Journal of Neural Engineering 4:234-245. PDF

  • van Antwerp, K.V, Burkholder, T.J., Ting, L.H.* (2007) Interjoint coupling effects on muscle contributions to endpoint force and acceleration in a musculoskeletal model of the cat hindlimb. Journal of Biomechanics doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.06.001 PDF

  • Torres-Oviedo, G., Ting L.H.* (2007) Muscle synergies characterizing human postural responses. Journal of Neurophysiology. doi:10.1152/jn.01360.2006 PDF

  • Lockhart, D.B., Ting L.H.* (2007) Optimal feedback transformations for balance. Nature Neuroscience. doi:10.1038/nn1986 PDF; also, Matt Tresch's News and Views commentary on the article.

  • McKay, J.L., Ting, L.H.*(2008) Functional muscle synergies constrain force production during postural tasks. Journal of Biomechanics 41(2):299-306, doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.09.012 PDF
  • Welch, T.D.J., Ting, L.H.* (2008) A feedback model predicts muscle activity during human postural responses to support surface translations. Journal of Neurophysiology 99:1032-1038,doi:10.1152/jn.01110.2007 PDF
  • Bunderson, N.E., Burkholder, T.J., Ting, L.H.* (2008) Reduction of neuromuscular redundancy for postural force generation using an intrinsic stability criterion. Journal of Biomechanics doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.02.004. PDF
  • Scrivens, J.E., DeWeerth, S.P., Ting, L.H.* (2008) A robotic device for understanding neuromechanical interactions during standing balance control. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, Jun; 3(2):26002. PDF
  • Welch, T.D.J., Ting, L.H.* (2009) A feedback model explains the differential scaling of human postural responses to perturbation acceleration and velocity. Journal of Neurophysiology, 101(6):3294-309.

Recent Abstracts

  • Chvatal, S.A., Torres-Oveido, G, Ting, L.H. Shared muscle synergies in the stance leg during stepping and non-stepping postural responses. International Society for Posture and Gait Research Meeting (Burlington, VT 2007)

  • Ting, L.H., Neuromechanics of muscle coordination during postural control. Eighth International Congress of Neuroethology (Vancouver, BC 2007)

  • McKay, J.L, Ting, L.H., Coordinating Muscles and Limbs for Postural Control in the Cat. Eighth International Congress of Neuroethology (Vancouver, BC 2007)

  • van Antwerp, K.V., Ting, L.H., Neural circuits reflect inter-joint mechanical coupling. Eighth International Congress of Neuroethology (Vancouver, BC 2007)

  • Sundar, K., DeWeerth, S.P., Ting, L.H., An unconstrained workloop approach to study stability in the in vitro frog muscle. American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting (Stanford, CA 2007)

  • Tsai, Y., Ting, L.H., Asymmetric stability margin of postural responses to perturbation in unilateral transtibial amputees. American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting (Stanford, CA 2007)

  • Torres-Oveido, G, Ting, L.H., Muscle synergies for postural control are robustly used across multiple postural configurations. American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting (Stanford, CA 2007)