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2018-19

Lena H Ting, PhD

BME Seminar Series Fall 2018

Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 4-5 pm
Tech L361
Host: Professor Eric Perreault

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Wallace H. Coulter Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University

Neuromechanics of balance: from flamingos to dancers

Our ability to move in the world, and even to stand upright depend on complex and flexible neuromechanical interactions. Our experimental and computational studies of balance in one-, two-, and four-legged standing have revealed many ways that the brain and body interact and influence each other in the control of movement. I will demonstrate how the neural and mechanical computations used for balance are shaped by evolutionary, learning, and disease  processes as well as behavioral context. Despite our individual differences in balance control, the same neuromechanical principles can be used to understand and model balance in health and disease.

Learn more about Professor Lena H. Ting and their research.