OVERVIEWAbout USIn the USC Locomotor Control Lab, we seek to understand how walking is controlled and adapted in both the healthy and injured neuromuscular system. We develop models and experiments based on principles of neuroscience, biomechanics, engineering, and exercise physiology to identify the factors that guide locomotor learning and rehabilitation. Ultimately, the goal of our work is to design novel and effective interventions to improve walking ability in individuals with damage to the nervous system.
The lab is directed by James M. Finley, PhD, Assistant Professor in the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy. |
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Recent PublicationsSánchez N and Finley JM. (2018) Individual differences in locomotor function predict the capacity to reduce asymmetry and modify the energetic cost of walking post- stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 32(8):701-713.
Liu C, Macedo L, Finley JM. (2018) Conservation of reactive stabilization strategies in the presence of step length asymmetries during walking. Front Hum Neurosci. 27;12:251. Kim A, Kretch KS, Zhou Z, Finley JM. (2018) The quality of visual information about the lower extremities influences visuomotor coordination during virtual obstacle negotiation. J Neurophysiol. 120(2):839-847. Havens KL, Mukherjee T, Finley JM. (2018) Analysis of biases in dynamic margins of stability introduced by the use of simplified center of mass estimates during walking and turning. Gait and Posture. 59, 162-167. |
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