Limb Motor Control Lab

We are working to understand the nature of the somatosensory and motor signals within the brain that control our movements.

Limb Motor Control Lab

Motor Cortical Representation of Reaching and Grasping

Research Project

Development of motor cortical interfaces for the control of reaching, grasping and locomotion

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Clinical Trials

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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Amputee Research Registry

The purpose of this study is to develop an amputee registry to include upper and lower limb loss participants to assist recruitment for current and future research.

individual with lower limb amputation overlaid with orange magnifying glass showing a cartoon of pathogens

A Pilot Investigation to determine if Pathogens are Present on Gel Liners worn by Amputees

The purpose of this study is to determine the type and quantity of bacteria present on gel liners worn by amputees.

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Amputee Research Registry

The purpose of this study is to develop an amputee registry to include upper and lower limb loss participants to assist recruitment for current and future research.

Uncertainty leads to persistent effects on reach representations in dorsal premotor cortex.

Every movement we make represents one of many possible actions. In reaching tasks with multiple targets, dorsal premotor cortex (PMd) appears to represent all possible actions simultaneously. However, in many situations we are not presented with explicit choices. Instead, we must estimate the best action based on noisy information and execute it while still uncertain of our choice. Here we asked how both primary motor cortex (M1) and PMd represented reach direction during a task in which a…