Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Neuromechanics of Mobility Lab (NeuroMob)
Led by Jessica Allen · Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
What we study
This lab studies how the nervous system, muscles and bones work together to keep people balanced as they move through daily life. It combines lab experiments, real-world monitoring, data science and computer models to help prevent falls and design assistive robots.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Clinical
- Building & testing
- Human participants
- Coding helps
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Modulation of muscle coordination complexity during goal-directed lateral stepping is associated with vulnerability to perturbations in older adults
2026 · Gait & Posture
- Minimum Slip Perturbation Amplitudes Required to Identify Altered Kinematics and Muscle Excitations
2026 · Journal of Applied Biomechanics
Finds the smallest slip needed to detect changes in muscle activity.
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- Age-related differences in proactive and reactive neuromechanics throughout the time course of walking balance perturbations
2026 · Journal of Neurophysiology
Compares muscle and movement responses to slips in young and old adults.
- Associations between physical function, balance confidence, and the probability of walking instability among older adults
2026 · Gait & Posture
- Age-related differences in the modulation of muscle coordination complexity for goal-directed lateral stepping
2025 · Journal of Biomechanics
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