Contributions
Our group is currently supported by NIH Grants R01 NS28127, R01 NS40902,
R01 NS58487, R01 NS52318, F32 MH83424. If you would like to volunteer for a research study or support our vital research, contact us today!
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Faculty, students, and visitors associated with our group
have access to the following facilities:
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Neural Control of
Movement Laboratory
Daniel Corcos is the director of
the NCM Lab. The lab uses surface electromyography and motion analysis
techniques to understand how humans control movement and
force production in healthy people and people with
movement disorders. Investigating issues such as the
control of segmental reflex gain in upper limb movement,
how disease severity influences motor control in
Parkinson's disease and how neurosurgical and physical
therapy interventions affect Parkinson’s disease. The laboratory has two single elbow joint manipulandums,
an ankle joint manipulandum, wrist manipulandum, Delsys
EMGs, tremor accelerometers, force transducers,
optotrack motion analysis system, Eye II
and motion monitor system, and
advanced data collection software for a wide array of
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Brain and Sensory Motor
Control Laboratory
David Vaillancourt is the director of the BSMC Lab.
The lab uses systems neuroscience techniques to understand
how the human brain controls movement in neurologically
healthy individuals and people with movement disorders.
Recent and current studies include investigating issues
such as basal ganglia function, role of the cerebellum
in visuomotor control, and treatment interventions in
essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease. fMRI data collection
is performed using fiber optic force transducers and
accelerometers integrated with custom built software for providing real-time visual and
auditory feedback inside the magnet environment.
The MRI compatible force transducers include grip
transducers and grip and lift transducers for
compressive and load forces. In
addition, the laboratory houses computer systems
dedicated for fMRI and DTI analysis using AFNI, FSL, and SPM. The
laboratory is also equipped with a 256+8 channel BioSemi
Active Two EEG system and the full compliment of EMSE analysis software.
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Center for Magnetic
Resonance Research
The Center has built a 9.4 Tesla human scanner, and a
new building to house it in close proximity to the
current 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla scanners. In addition, there
is an equipment room, control room and
preparation/recovery area, faculty offices, electronics
laboratory, physiology laboratory, computing facilities,
and a conference room.
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Center for Cognitive Medicine
The Center is dedicated to developing new knowledge
about the cognitive problems caused by brain disorders
and normal aging. In our clinical work, we use
neuropsychological assessments, eye movement
measurements and functional brain imaging to diagnose
the causes of cognitive disabilities. In our research
clinics, we treat patients with novel pharmacologic
approaches designed to enhance and preserve cognitive
abilities. Our current research programs are focused on
autism, traumatic brain injury, the effects of hormones
on brain function, and the early evaluation and
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