Sensorimotor Integration

Neuromechanics

Use musculoskeletal models to interpret measured movements. Quantify and model muscular coordination during movement.

Neural Robots

Use in vitro neurons to control mobile robotic systems. Study roles of sensory feedback and learning on behavior.

Overview

We study how the sensory and motor systems facilitate the interactions between an organism and its environment. Our techniques include in vitro and in vivo electrophysiology, and behavioral studies in animals and humans

Goals

understand the relationships between neural activity and physical behavior
understand the effects of sensory feedback on the modulation of motor strategies
understand the mechanisms of plasticity and learning that underlie coordinated sensorimotor behaviors

Professors with research in this area:

Butera, DeWeerth, Potter, Ting