Funding. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Human upright bipedal stance is deceivingly complex. What appears to be a relatively simple behavior in healthy individuals is the function of a complex adaptive feedback control system that remains...
Funding. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Science Foundation Description. Imagine situations in which you cannot see very well, such as when you enter a darkened room or get up from bed at night to get a drink of water. In these...
Funding: Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) NSF Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Description. Dr. Tim Kiemel and Dr. Sean Carver worked on...
Funding: The National Institute of Aging Impaired balance control may arise from neurological problems such as loss of inner ear (vestibular) function. Deficits in one sensory system can also affect how intact sensory systems contribute to postural control. For...
Funding: National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Science Foundation Description: Standing upright on two legs is a complicated control problem for the nervous system. Humans never stand perfectly still and small muscular corrections are...
