Health and Human Performance
Applied Neuromechanics Lab
Led by Christopher Hass · Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
What we study
The lab studies how muscles, nerves, and the brain work together to produce movement, focusing on gait and balance in people with movement disorders like Parkinson’s. They use biomechanics and neuroscience to improve movement and quality of life.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Computational
- Human participants
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Gait in Parkinson’s disease
Researching how Parkinson’s affects walking and developing ways to improve it.
Impact of ACL Graft Type on the Onset of Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Analysis
The project reviews past patient records to compare how long it takes for knee osteoarthritis to appear after ACL reconstruction using either bone‑patellar tendon‑bone or quad‑tendon grafts, collecting data on graft type, ages, injuries, and body measurements.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 452
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Recent papers, explained
- Interstride Variation in EEG Power Spectra of Younger and Older Adults Walking at a Range of Gait Speeds
2026 · IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
Measures brain activity differences in younger and older adults walking at various speeds.
- Associations between declines in uneven terrain walking speed and visuospatial working memory in older adults
2026 · Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Tests whether walking speed on uneven terrain is linked to visuospatial memory in older adults.
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- Regular Metronome, Fractal Metronome, and Music for Parkinson Gait
2026 · JAMA Network Open
Compares metronome and music effects on Parkinson's gait.
- Compensation Related Utilization of Neural Circuits Hypothesis (CRUNCH) of Electrocortical Data during Walking on Uneven Terrain
2026 · PLOS Aging and Health
Studies brain activity differences in younger and older adults walking on uneven terrain.
- Physical function moderates the relationship between white matter characteristics and gait variability during uneven terrain walking in aging
2026 · Neurobiology of Aging
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How to reach out
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