Tresch Neuromechanics Laboratory
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Selected Publications
A Probabilistic Analysis of Muscle Force Uncertainty for Control.
BACKGROUND: We control the movements of our body and limbs through our muscles. However, the forces produced by our muscles depend unpredictably on the commands sent to them. This uncertainty has two sources: irreducible noise in the motor system's processes (i.e., motor noise) and variability in the relationship between muscle commands and muscle outputs (i.e., model uncertainty). Any controller, neural or artificial, benefits from estimating these uncertainties when choosing commands. METHODS…
read moreEstimation of musculoskeletal models from in situ measurements of muscle action in the rat hindlimb.
read moreThe case for and against muscle synergies.
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A former Shirley Ryan AbilityLab patient and research participant was recently featured in an AARP article on advances in stroke rehabilitation over the past 25 years. The article highlights how emerging technologies are helping to transform recovery and features insights from Dr. Arun Jayaraman, who notes that stroke rehabilitation is a highly individualized process requiring personalized solutions.
Researcher Studies Nerve Transfer to Restore Diaphragm Function After Spinal Cord Injury
Mackenzie Long, a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University, has been selected as an affiliate trainee in the Pathophysiology and Rehabilitation of Neural Dysfunction (PRND) Training Program.