Our research is focused on neural plasticity within sensorimotor spinal and cortical circuits that mediate human motor control.

Collaborations & Funding

BASIC MECHANISMS OF MOTOR CORTICAL FUNCTION

Dr. Martin Gibala

– Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University

Expertise/interest: Exercise Physiology, Skeletal Muscle, Metabolism, Training Adaptations, Nutrition

Dr. Margaret Fahnestock

– Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University

Expertise/interest: Neurotrophin gene expression, regulation, signaling and trafficking with respect to Alzheimer’s disease, autism and peripheral nerve injury.

Dr. Michael Noseworthy

– Imaging Research Centre, St. Joseph’s Hospital

Expertise/interest: Tissue microstructure & metabolism, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy

Dr. Mark Tommerdahl

– Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, UNC and NC State

Expertise/interest: Somatosensory Cortical Dynamics, Neurocomputation in living neural networks

Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky (MD)

– Division of Pediatrics, Department of Medicine, McMaster University

Expertise/interest: Mitochondrial disease/function, neuromuscular disease

NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE

Dr. Robert Chen

– Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital

Expertise/interest: Parkinson Disease, Motor Cortex, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Dystonia, Plasticity, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Electroencephalography (EEG), Neurophysiology

NEUROLOGICAL INJURY

Dr. Ning Jiang

– Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo

Expertise/interest: Biological Signal Processing, Intelligent Human-machine Interfaces (HMI), Advanced Prosthetic Control with Electromyography (EMG, Real Time Close-Loop Brain Computer Interface for Stroke Rehabilitation

Dr. Agnus Chmiel

– Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, McMaster University

Expertise/interest: Musckuloskeletal injury, arthritis management, spasticity management, and electromyography

Dr. Jed A. Meltzer

– Department of Psychology, University of Toronto

Expertise/interest: Perception, Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience, Language, Neurolinguistics, Stroke, Aphasia, Rehab, fMRI, MEG

Dr. Harsha Shanthanna (MD)

– Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University

Expertise/Interest: Management and treatment of neuropathic pain

ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS

Dr. Paul McNicholas

– Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McMaster University

Expertise/interest: Computational Statistics, Mixture Model-based Clustering and Classification

Dr. Zhen Gao

– W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, McMaster University

Expertise/interest: Automation Engineering Technology, Engineering Design, Health Technology

Dr. Martin V. Mohrenschildt

– Department of Computing and Software

Expertise/interest: Model Predictive Control, Signal Processing, Immersive Simulation, Sensors, Hybrid Systems

Research Funded By:

CONTACT

Dr. Aimee Nelson
Phone: 905 525 9140 ext. 28053
E-mail: nelsonaj@mcmaster.ca
Office: IWC E208

LAB LOCATION

Ivor Wynne Centre
AB 131, AB 126
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1

LAB LOCATION

Ivor Wynne Centre
AB 131, AB 126
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1