Neural Control of Movement Laboratory

PI: Marco Santello, Ph.D.

Work at the Neural Control of Movement Laboratory focuses on understanding the control of complex movements. What appears to be an effortless movement is in fact the final product of complex spatial and temporal interactions between the Central Nervous System and the muscular system. Given the complexity of these interactions, a number of approaches have been used to study motor control, ranging from measuring the electrical activity of muscles (EMG) to quantifying motion and forces during the execution of single and multi-joint movements. For the past few years Dr. Santello and his lab have been working on the control of the hand as this system is characterized by a large number of elements or degrees of freedom (i.e., muscles, joints). As such, the hand's motor system is particularly useful to address questions related to neural strategies and mechanisms underlying the coordination of motion and forces of multiple digits.

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