Lydia Brough, Ph.D.

Advancing understanding of human motor control and behavior

Experimental - Modeling - Simulation

I am a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Rick Neptune's Neuromuscular Biomechanics Lab at the University of Texas at Austin. My research investigates how muscles coordinate to perform neuromotor tasks in healthy individuals and those with neuromotor impairments.

Publications

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Selected publications

Muscle contributions to post-stroke walking

Brough, L.G., Kautz, S.A., and Neptune R.R. (2022). Muscle contributions to pre-swing biomechanical tasks influence swing leg mechanics in individuals post-stroke during walking. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Balance responses to foot placement perturbations

Brough, L.G., Klute, G.K., and Neptune R.R. (2021). Biomechanical response to mediolateral foot-placement perturbations during walking. Journal of Biomechanics

Muscle contributions to foot placement

Brough, L.G. and Neptune R.R. (2022). Individual muscle responses to mediolateral foot placement perturbations during walking. Journal of Biomechanics

Plantarflexor coordination and balance in individuals post-stroke

Brough, L.G., Kautz, S.A., Bowden, M.G., Gregory, C.M., and Neptune R.R. (2019). Merged plantarflexor muscle activity is predictive of poor walking performance in post-stroke hemiparetic subjects. Journal of Biomechanics

Experimental + Modeling and Simulation

My research combines experimental approaches with modeling and simulation techniques to estimate forces and motion that cannot be measured experimentally.

Current Projects

Evaluating the effects of visual biofeedback on running mechanics.
Investigating the role of trunk control in individuals post-stroke.
Improving the diagnosis of eye-movement disorders post-stroke.

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