Spinal Cord and Motor Control
Research group
Short description
The research concern the organization of spinal neurones and their contribution to reflexes and voluntary movements.
Our research
The projects aim towards understanding the function of neuronal circuits integrating reflex actions with centrally initiated movements and the role of feedback information to the cerebellum in order to correct errors in motor behaviour.
The most recent projects concern plasticity of nerve fibres contributing to the effects of transcranial and transspinal stimulation in the recovery of motor function.
The research group uses a number of experimental approaches including electrophysiological techniques combined with imaging techniques.
Members
- Ingela Hammar, Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer
- Elzbieta Jankowska, Professor Emerita
- Lina Karlsson Sundberg, Doctoral student within Basic Medicine
- Arian Farahi, Teaching Assistant
- Emil Kötz, Teaching Assistant
- Jonathan Pettersson, Teaching Assistant
- Emelie Joelsson, Physician, Affiliated to Research
International collaborations
- Prof. David Bennett, University of Alberta, Canada
- Katinka Stecina, University of Manitoba, Canada
- Prof. Rick Johnson, University of Florida, USA
- Dr Francesco Bolzoni, University of Milan, Italy
- Dr Marcin Bạczyk and Dr Dominik Kaczmarek, Department of Neurobiology, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poland
