Grants per year
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Research Interests
Areas of interest and expertise include robotics, neurobiology of the sensory-motor system and computational neuroscience. Among Dr. Mussa-Ivaldi’s achievements are the first measurement of human arm multi-joint impedance, the development of a technique for investigating the mechanisms of motor learning through the application of deterministic force fields, the discovery of a family of integrable generalized inverses for redundant kinematic chains, the discovery of functional modules within the spinal cord that generate a discrete family of force-fields, the development of a theoretical framework for the representation, generation and learning of limb movements and the development of the first neuro-robotic system in which a neural preparation in-vitro - the brainstem of a lamprey - controls the behavior of a mobile-robot through a closed-loop interaction.In recent years Dr. Mussa-Ivaldi’s team has been developing and testing a “body-machine interface” for people with tetraplegia following cervical spinal cord injury. The interface captures residual motion abilities and muscle activities to facilitate the use of devices such as powered wheelchairs and personal computer systems with the dual purpose of providing assistance and engaging the users in targeted therapeutic exercises.
Training Experience
| 1988 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Politecnico di Milano
… → 1988
Research interests
- Bioengineering
- Computational Neuroscience
- Movement Control
- Neurobiology
- Neuroscience
- Rehabilitation/Therapy
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Stroke
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Grants
A primate model of an intra-cortically controlled FES prosthesis for grasp
Miller, L. E., Mussa-Ivaldi, F., Perreault, E. & Solla, S. A.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
9/1/17 → 7/31/22
Project: Research project
Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program
Acosta, A., Allada, R., Apkarian, A., Awatramani, R., Beeman, M., Bevan, M. D., Bozza, T. C., Cang, J., Chetkovich, D. M., Cobia, D. J., Contractor, A., Corcos, D. M., DeVries, S. H., Dewald, J. P. A., Dhar, S., Disterhoft, J. F., Dombeck, D. A., Elliott, J. M., Feng, Y., Ferreira, A. B., Gallio, M., Garcia-Anoveros, J., George Jr, A. L., Geula, C., Gordon, K. E., Gottfried, J. A., Grafman, J. H., Hartmann, M. J. Z., Heckman, C., Hespos, S. J., Jayaraman, A., Kahnt, T., Kearney, J. A., Kessler, J., Kiskinis, E., Kohtz, J., Kording, K. P., Kozorovitskiy, Y., Krainc, D., Larson, C., Lee, S. S. M., Li, L., Losh, M. C., Maccaferri, G., MacIver, M. A., Martina, M., Mazzulli, J., McLean, D., Mesulam, M., Miller, L. E., Miller, R. J., Mussa-Ivaldi, F., Nusslock, R., Opal, P., Ozdinler, P. H., Paller, K., Parrish, T. B., Prakriya, M., Radulovic, J., Raman, I. M., Reber, P. J., Redei, E., Rogalski, E., Sanchez, J. T., Sanz-Clemente, A., Savas, J. N., Schmidt, T. M., Schwartz, G. W., Segraves, M., Shepherd, G. M. G., Siddique, T., Solla, S. A., Surmeier Jr, D. J., Swanson, G. T., Topczewski, J., Tresch, M. C., Tysseling, V. M., Vassar, R. J., Voss, J. L., Wainwright, D. A., Wang, L., Weintraub, S., Woolley, C. S. & Wright, B. A.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
5/1/17 → 4/30/22
Project: Research project
Motor exploration and motor learning during child development
Michigan State University, National Science Foundation
3/1/17 → 8/31/20
Project: Research project
Research Output
Stretching the skin immediately enhances perceived stiffness and gradually enhances the predictive control of grip force
Farajian, M., Leib, R., Kossowsky, H., Zaidenberg, T., Mussa-Ivaldi, F. A., Nisky, I. & Vaadia, E., Apr 2020, In : eLife. 9, e52653.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Adaptation to Laterally Asymmetrical Visuomotor Delay Has an Effect on Action But Not on Perception
Avraham, C., Dominitz, M., Khait, H., Avraham, G., Mussa-Ivaldi, F. A. & Nisky, I., Sep 6 2019, In : Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 13, 312.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
1
Scopus
citations
A myoelectric computer interface for reducing abnormal muscle activations after spinal cord injury
Rizzoglio, F., Sciandra, F., Galofaro, E., Losio, L., Quinland, E., Leoncini, C., Massone, A., Mussa-Ivaldi, F. A. & Casadio, M., Jun 2019, 2019 IEEE 16th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR 2019. IEEE Computer Society, p. 1049-1054 6 p. 8779493. (IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics; vol. 2019-June).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
1
Scopus
citations
Combining Metrics From Clinical Simulators and Sensorimotor Tasks Can Reveal the Training Background of Surgeons
Huang, F. C., Mohamadipanah, H., Mussa-Ivaldi, F. A. & Pugh, C. M., Sep 1 2019, In : IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering. 66, 9, p. 2576-2584 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2
Scopus
citations
Designing Visual Feedback to Reshape Muscle Coordination
Mintz, J., De Santis, D., Rizzoglio, F., Farshchiansadegh, A. & Mussa-Ivaldi, F. A., Jan 1 2019, Biosystems and Biorobotics. Springer International Publishing, p. 1034-1038 5 p. (Biosystems and Biorobotics; vol. 21).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2
Scopus
citations