Robert Sainburg
Ph.D., 1993, Neuroscience, Rutgers University
Professor of Kinesiology and Neurology
Contact Information
029 Recreation Building
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-7938
Fax: 814-863-4755
rls45@psu.edu
http://www.personal.psu.edu/rls45/Sainburg.html/
Research Interests
Neural mechanisms underlying control of multijoint arm movements in humans. We combine both psychophysical experiments and biomechanical simulations to determine the neural processes responsible for coordinating the complex mechanics of the musculoskeletal system. Studies in patients with neurological lesions are conducted to determine the contributions of specific neural structures to control.
Selected Publications
Sainburg RL, Duff SV. Does motor lateralization have implications for stroke rehabilitation?
J Rehabil Res Dev. 2006 May-Jun;43(3):311-22.
Sarlegna FR, Sainburg RL. The effect of target modality on visual and proprioceptive contributions to the control of movement distance.
Exp Brain Res. 2006 Aug 4; [Epub ahead of print]
Wang J, Sainburg RL. Adaptation to visuomotor rotations remaps movement vectors, not final
positions.J Neurosci. 2005 Apr 20;25(16):4024-30.
