Progress in Motor Control

From Neuroscience to Patient Outcomes

1st Edition - November 17, 2023
Editors: Mindy F. Levin, Maurizio Petrarca, Daniele Piscitelli, Susanna Summa
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 3 9 8 7 - 8
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9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 3 9 8 6 - 1

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Progress in Motor Control: From Neuroscience to Patient Outcomes updates the state-of-the-art of knowledge among scientists on basic and applied research on control of movements of biological systems through a clinical perspective. Motor control is a scientific area characterized by multidisciplinary approaches. This book promotes the application of this area into clinical practice. Chapters focus on topics in the field of motor control, including neural control of goal-oriented action, theories on rules of interaction during motor learning, and action coordination up to human and machine interaction.

Edited by experts in the field, this book translates current theoretical outcomes into neuroscience and therapeutic solutions.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Preface
Contents
Acknowledgments
References
Section A: Action perception coupling
Chapter 1 The equilibrium-point hypothesis: A major framework for the understanding of action and perception
Abstract
Introduction
Conclusions
References
Chapter 2 Synergic control of movement: From single muscles to the whole body
Abstract
The concept of synergy and its history
The two aspects of synergies
Neural control with spatial referent coordinates
Synergies in spaces of control variables
Synergies in spaces of motor units
Synergies in whole-body actions
Lessons from clinical and subclinical studies
Synergies in kinesthetic perception
Emerging issues and challenges
References
Chapter 3 Can nonlinear analysis of movement patterns reveal the status of the musculoskeletal system?
Abstract
Introduction
Capturing adaptive changes in response to perturbations
The effects of sleep deprivation on the structure of the postural control
The effects of muscle fatigue on the regularity of running
The effects of strenuous activities on the movement’s coordinative structure
Final considerations
References
Chapter 4 Toward a neural theory of goal-directed reaching movements
Abstract
Introduction
Functional principles for a neural theory of reaching movement
Skeleton of a neural theory of reaching movements
Discussion
References
Section B: Coordination
Chapter 5 The perception-action coupling in collective dynamics
Abstract
Introduction: Perception and action
The perception-action coupling
Behavioral dynamics
Complexities
Collective dynamics
Conclusion
References
Chapter 6 Locomotor coordination, visual perception, and head stability
Abstract
Introduction
Reflexive mechanisms and head control and locomotion
Shock attenuation and head stability
Whole body adaptations and head stability during unconstrained forward locomotion
Whole body adaptations and head control during reorienting
Head control and visual task demands
Locomotor asymmetries and head control
Summary and conclusions
References
Chapter 7 Computational joint action: From emergent coordination to artificial partners
Abstract
Introduction
Emergent coordination
Artificial partners
Conclusions
References
Section C: Translation of motor learning principles and rules of interaction
Chapter 8 High-fidelity interfacing for bionic rehabilitation
Abstract
Introduction
Challenges of establishing bionic interfaces
Interfacing neuromuscular structures
Bionic interfacing solutions
Surgical approaches for advanced interfacing
Toward high-fidelity interfaces
Summary
References
Chapter 9 Exploring to learn synergies and its applications in injuries affecting the upper limb
Abstract
Acknowledgments
Introduction
What is learned during motor learning?
Synergies at the level of the movement system
Motor learning as searching for new synergies
Could rehabilitation benefit from focusing on learning new synergies?
Learning new synergies in rehabilitation
Conclusion
References
Chapter 10 Translating movement analysis knowledge in rehabilitative tools
Abstract
Acknowledgments
Gait initiation
Gait sequence
Funding
References
Section D: Goal-oriented action
Chapter 11 Translation of principles of motor control to improve sensorimotor outcomes following brain injury
Abstract
Introduction
Controversies in the understanding of motor control principles—A shift in the paradigm for the understanding of how motor actions are controlled: Parametric control
The concept of abundance in movement production
The set of motor equivalent actions is decreased after central nervous system lesions
A new biomarker of sensorimotor pathology
Clinical relevance of the TSRT measure
The corticospinal tract is involved in the regulation of TSRT
Spasticity may mask the capacity for normal motor learning
Implications for training
References
Chapter 12 Goal-oriented action: New perspectives with special emphasis on neurorehabilitation
Abstract
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Funding
References
Index

Mindy F. Levin

Dr. Levin, physiotherapist (McGill University), obtained a M.Sc. in Clinical Sciences (University of Montreal 1985) and a Ph.D. in Physiology (McGill 1990). Dr. Levin was a researcher and professor in the School of Rehabilitation at U Montreal and since 2004, she has been at the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy (SPOT) at McGill University. She was Research Director of the Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal (1997-2001) and Physical Therapy Program Director at SPOT (2004-2008). She was Research Scholar of the Quebec Health Research Fund (1992-2004) and held a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Motor Recovery and Rehabilitation (2005-2019). She is currently a Distinguished James McGill Professor and a member of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Dr. Levin is the President of the International Society of Motor Control and is a Past-President of the International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation (2015-2017). She is also a Board member of the International Neurological Physiotherapy Association of the World Physiotherapy Association and editor of the journal "Motor Control". She has over 180 peer-reviewed publications. Her research focuses on elucidating mechanisms underlying sensorimotor deficits and their recovery in patients with CNS lesions. Amongst her research methodologies are new technologies such as virtual reality and robotics.

Affiliations and expertise

PT, PhD Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Maurizio Petrarca

Maurizio Petrarca is a physiotherapist and obtained an M.Sc. Rehabilitation Science at the University "Tor Vergata" (2007) in Rome and PhD in Science and Space Technology, with a specialization in Mechanical Measurements for Engineering, at the "Giuseppe Colombo" University Center - CISAS in Padua (2011). He founded and has been in charge of the Movement Analysis and Robotics Laboratory at the "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital – a research institute in Rome, from 2000 to the present day. He is the Past-president of the Neurological and Neuroscience subgroup of the Italian Scientific Society of physiotherapy (A.I.FI. www.aifi.net). He was the PI and collaborated on many research projects concerning assessment and technological tool development in rehabilitation. He developed an in-house computerized optoelectronic system for movement analysis in 1986. He patented a mechanical dynamic orthoses system for gait recovery in 1995 and a modular robotic exoskeleton in 2012. He ideated a 3DoF robotized platform for balance assessment and training in 2006. He realizes a Dynamic Oriented Rehabilitative Integrated System (DORIS), mixing a 6DoF Stewart platform with movement analysis virtual reality and exoskeletons, not yet patented in 2019. He is developing a bioinspired robotic orthosis for the knee and elbow in the present day. He is a clinician progressively introduced in the research setting interested in studying the function organization in different contexts and diseases. He published 79 peer-reviewed publications.

Affiliations and expertise

PT, PhD Head of Movement Analysis and Robotics Laboratory, "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital, Research Institute, Rome, Italy

Daniele Piscitelli

Daniele Piscitelli is affiliated with the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy as a Researcher. He was a visiting scholar at Pennsylvania State University (USA) for one year (2015/4- 2016/5). From 2017 to 2022, he was a Post-Doc Fellow at McGill University, under the directorship of Dr. Mindy F. Levin. He is a researcher with a background in neuroscience, neurorehabilitation, and clinical research design. He has a strong interest in rehabilitation after stroke, neural motor control, and psychometric assessment of outcome measures. His research focuses on understanding the neurophysiological mechanisms of motor control and how this knowledge can be translated into clinical research and clinical practice to promote recovery after brain lesions. His research has continuously been funded by many competitive research fellowships such as the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, McGill Faculty of Medicine, "Fonds de recherche en santé du Québec", and Canadian Institute of Health Research. Dr. Piscitelli has published several original papers and theoretical works in peer-review journals about the underlying motor control mechanisms in post-stroke recovery, despite a relatively young research-active career. In 2021, Dr. Piscitelli was the recipient of the Early Career Investigator Award by the International Society of Motor Control.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, The University of Connecticut, USA

Susanna Summa

Susanna Summa acquired Bachelor Degree in Bioengineering at Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma and Master Degree in Bioengineering at Università degli Studi di Genova curriculum in Neuroengineering. She was Ph.D candidate in Bioengineering in collaboration with NeuroEngineering and NeuroRobotics Lab (NeuroLab) under the supervision of Vittorio Sanguineti and Maura Casadio. She is a member of the Movement Analysis and Robotic laboratory (MARlab), at the Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital under the supervision of Maurizio Petrarca. Previously she was at the Research Unit of Neurophysiology & Neuroengineering of Human-Technology Interaction, at the Campus Bio-Medico University. Her main research areas are neural control of movements, motor learning in normal and pathologic conditions, neuromotor recovery through robotic technologies and natural interfaces in persons with neurological disorders. Currently, she is focusing her interests on movement analysis of pediatric patients and in the study of human-machine interaction as tools for the assessment of neuromotor diseases and for neuromotor recovery with robotic platforms.

Affiliations and expertise

Researcher, Movement Analysis and Robotics Laboratory, "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital, Research Institute, Rome, Italy