Health and Human Performance
Neuromuscular Physiology Lab
Led by Evangelos Christou · Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
What we study
The lab studies how movement variability affects older adults and people with neurological disorders, like ataxia or tremor. They use experiments to understand neural control and develop tools to improve movement.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Surveys & interviews
- Human participants
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Determine the pathophysiology of impaired motor control
Researching how movement disorders like ataxia and tremor affect neural control in older adults and patients.
Characterizing Performance Fatigability in Parkinson’s Disease: Contribution of Motor and Non-motor Features
Students measured how long people with Parkinson’s could hold an arm position while aiming lasers, linking faster fatigue across trials to variability in motor control and finding that apathy relates to fatigue within a single trial.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 319
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Recent papers, explained
- Trajectory dynamics and endpoint accuracy in targeted ballistic contractions
2026 · Experimental Brain Research
- The effect of thalamic deep brain stimulation on obstacle clearance in essential tremor
2026 · Clinical Neurophysiology
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- Thalamic Neurostimulation and Effects on Movement Consolidation in Essential Tremor
2026 · Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface
- Age-related declines in ballistic plantarflexion: Contributions of muscle activity, intermuscular coordination, and Achilles tendon stiffness
2026 · Experimental Gerontology
Looks at why older adults struggle with quick foot movements and how muscles and tendons may play a role.
- Distinct effects of visual gain manipulation on force variability and smoothness during constant isometric contractions
2025 · Journal of Neurophysiology
Tests whether visual feedback affects force control in muscles.
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How to reach out
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