Perceptual-Motor Control of Gait

Studying the perceptual-motor control of gait has been an ongoing research interest for me. I find it fascinating to study how this control changes with ageing and how this is interrelated with fall risk. Most falls occur during locomotion, so to understand how we can optimally guide our locomotion has real consequences! 

Moving Together

Motor Control Theories

Motor control fascinates me, and I think that a good understanding of the theoretical side can really help to push practice forward. 'Nothing is as practical as a good theory' (Kurt Lewin). I have focussed my studies on understanding movement control from the following perspectives: ecological psychology, dynamical systems theory and optimal feedback control theory. 

Principal Component Analysis on Whole-body Kinematic Data

During my postdoctoral experience in Innsbruck, I have learned about the strength of this method. With principal component analysis, we can quantify what the whole body is doing with just a small set of variables. A powerful tool to understand human movement.