Altered physiological constraints change our movement repertoire.
We develop a large arsenal of sophisticated motor behaviors from the moment we are born. In the elderly, however, motor skills are jeopardized, calling for an in-depth research for age-related changes in motor control.
Synchronization in motor control
- Age effects in bimanual coordination
We study the relationship between altered inter- and intra-hemispheric structural and functional connectivities in the motor the network. Our focus is on the correlation between connectivies and declined motor performance in the elderly. - FirSteps – The Emergence of Walking in Children
The first independent step of a child may be small, but it represents a giant leap for its development. This project addresses the emergence of coordination patterns and motor primitives or muscle synergies in typically developing children and in children with cerebral palsy. - Learn2Walk – Brain meets spine
We analyze brain and muscular activity in typically developing children and in children with cerebral palsy. We seek to unravel the reorganization of cortical and cortico-muscular activity accompanying the development of walking with the ultimate aim to design novel rehabilitation techniques for cerebral palsy. - Move-Age
Understanding Ageing and Mobility. Funded by the EU as part of the Erasmus Mundus program, this international training network involves 40-odd PhD students studying age-related changes in human. - 4D-EEG
Assessing Arm Function Recovery Post-Stroke. Goal of this EU-funded 4D-EEG project is to develop innovative methods for accurate localization of brain activity patterns and quantification of the interactions between multiple brain areas.