Health and Human Performance
Motor Behavior Lab
Led by James Cauraugh · Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
What we study
The lab studies how people control movement, especially after stroke. They use experiments with stroke survivors to understand motor recovery and bimanual coordination.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Human participants
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Priming motor actions on an impaired limb before coupled bimanual movements
Investigating whether preparing an impaired limb before bimanual tasks improves stroke recovery.
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Recent papers, explained
- Central and peripheral neuromodulation techniques for optimal stroke motor recovery: A narrative review
2026 · Sports Medicine and Health Science
Reviews central and peripheral neuromodulation techniques for stroke motor recovery.
- Stroke Rehabilitation: Potential Artificial Intelligence Contributions
2025 · Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning & Robotics in Business
Explores how AI could improve stroke diagnosis, rehabilitation, and movement monitoring.
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- A Meta-Analysis on Dual Protocols for Chronic Stroke Motor Recovery: Robotic Training and tDCS
2023 · Applied Sciences
Analyzes whether combining robotic training and tDCS enhances chronic stroke motor recovery.
- Bimanual motor impairments in older adults: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis
2022 · EXCLI journal
Finds that older adults show more bimanual movement impairments than younger adults.
- Higher visual gain contributions to bilateral motor synergies and force control
2022 · Scientific Reports
Investigates how visual gain affects bilateral motor synergies and force control.
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