ABOUT THE SEMINAR

The neural control of joint integrity

In order to produce movements, muscles must act through joints. The translation from muscle force to limb movement is mediated by internal joint structures that permit movement in some directions but constrain it in others. Although muscle forces acting against constrained directions will not affect limb movements, such forces can cause excess stresses and strains in joint structures, leading to pain or injury. I will present recent results from our group demonstrating the importance of joint stresses and strains in the neural control of movement. These results can help guide future experiments investigating neural control strategies and approaches for neurorehabilitation.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Matthew Tresch, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University

Matthew Tresch is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Neuroscience at Northwestern University and a principal investigator at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. He received his B.A. in Psychology from Wesleyan University and his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from MIT in the laboratory of Emilio Bizzi.  After his doctoral work, he was a postdoctoral fellow with Ole Kiehn at the University of Copenhagen before returning to MIT as a research scientist and then starting as faculty at Northwestern.

ABOUT THE BME SEMINAR SERIES

The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University is proud to host an annual weekly seminar series on the latest developments and research in Biomedical Engineering. The weekly series takes place on Friday mornings at 11:00 AM Eastern and includes a variety of renowned academics from top universities to talk about their specific research and experience. This is a hybrid event.