Principal Investigator: Lena Ting, PhD, Felix E. Zajac, PhD, Steven A. Kautz, PhD, and David A. Brown, PT, PhD

Problem: To study what simplifying control strategies the nervous system uses to coordinate a large number of muscles during a cyclic locomotor task.

Approach: Evidence of neural "constraint" in human movement is difficult to observe, since measurement of neural activity cannot made directly. Biomechanical meaurements can be made, but do not directly reflect neural strategies. However, a good understanding of musculoskeletal biomechanics through computer modeling and simulation, combined with experimental results can lead to insight on the organization of the nervous system.

Project Staff: Christine A. Dairaghi, BS, Douglas F. Schwandt, MS, and HF Machiel Van der Loos, PhD