Amy J. Bastian

Oct 30, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Di Cao |Noah Cowan |Amy J. Bastian |Kyunggeune Oh

AbstractIndividuals with cerebellar ataxia often face significant challenges in controlling reaching, especially when multijoint movements are involved. This study investigated the effects of kinematic and dynamic demands on reaching movements by individuals with cerebellar ataxia and healthy controls using a virtual reality task. Participants reached to target locations designed to elicit a range of coordination strategies between shoulder and elbow joint movements.

Jul 22, 2024 | nature.com | Amy J. Bastian

AbstractOur nervous system has the remarkable ability to adapt our gait to accommodate changes in our body or surroundings. However, our adapted walking patterns often generalize only partially (or not at all) between different contexts. Here, we sought to understand how the nervous system generalizes adapted gait patterns from one context to another.