CNUP: Center for Neuroscience

Areas Of Concentration - Central Control of Movement

Aaron Batista
Sensory-motor integration and neural prosthetics
Carol L. Colby
Cortical mechanisms of memory, attention, and spatial representation in primates.
Neeraj J. Gandhi
Neural control of coordinated oculomotor and skeletomotor movements.
J. Timothy Greenamyre
Mechanisms of neurodegeneration and neuroprotection in Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases.
Beatriz Luna
Brain basis underlying the transition from adolescent to adult level voluntary control of behavior (working memory, response inhibition, reward processing, arousal). fMRI, DTI and oculomotor methods are used.
Carl R. Olson
Cortical mechanisms of cognition in primates.
Monica A. Perez
Motor control in humans.
Andrew B. Schwartz
Cerebral basis for volitional movement and cortical neural prosthetics.
Marc Sommer
Neuronal circuits mediating perception, cognition, and action in primates.
Peter L. Strick
CNS circuits of motor and cognitive functions; motor skill acquisition and retention; functional imaging.
Robert S. Turner
Neurophysiology of basal ganglia-cortical networks in health and disease.
Bill J. Yates
Vestibular influences on autonomic control and navigation.