James L. Patton, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Professor, Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
Professor, Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
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About Me
Dr. Patton's research focuses on computational modeling of biomechanics, the neural control of actions, motor learning, and neuro-rehabilitation. He specializes in robotic manipulators and human machine-interactions to try to answer some of these questions.
Location
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
355 East Erie
Chicago, IL 60611
Education & Training
Education
Credential
1984 - 1989
Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering, University of Michigan
1990 - 1993
Master of Science, Theoretical Mechanics, Michigan State University
1993 - 1998
PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University
Fellowship
Credential
1998 - 2001
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Rehabilitation Robotics, Rehabilitation Institute Of Chicago
Featured Research
Interictal spike connectivity in human epileptic neocortex.
Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.11.025
Recent Publications
Interictal spike connectivity in human epileptic neocortex.
doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.11.025
Reshaping Movement Distributions With Limit-Push Robotic Training.
doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2018.2839565
Regression techniques employing feature selection to predict clinical outcomes in stroke.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205639
Honors & Awards
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Associate Editor, IEEE transactions on Biomedical Engineering2015
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Editor In chief of the IEEE-EMBs Conference Editorial Board2014
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University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Engineering Faculty Advising Award2012
Grants
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Error-enhanced Learning & Recovery in 2 & 3 DimensionsNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
$1,524,492
, 2013 - 2018 -
Bimanual Robotic Rehabilitation System with Variable Interacton ModesBarrett Technology LLC
, 2017 - 2019 -
Collaborative Machines Enhancing Therapies (COMET)NIDILRR, $4,624,740
, 2018 - 2022
My Lab
Robotics Lab
Our research is aimed at understanding the sensory-motor system through close interaction with artificial systems & how the brain executes motor behaviors.
view labWork History
- 2007Associate Professor, Bioengineering, The University of Illinois at Chicago
- 2004Associate Director, Center For Rehabilitation Robotics, The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
- 2002 - 2004Associate Director, Sensory-Motor Performance Program, The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
- 2001Research Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
- 2001Research Scientist, Sensory-Motor Performance Program, The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
- 1993 - 1998Doctoral Research Assistant, Northwestern University Programs in Physical Therapy
