*      Research topics

 

1.      Motor control

 

2.      Physical activity and disabled

 

3.      Epidemiological and clinical research in disabling conditions (mainly central nervous systems disorders and low frequency diseases)

 

4.      Research and experiences in disabled conditions (horse ride therapy: rear views in front and back positions; paint by a 6 y.o. user)

 

5.      Kinematics and movement analysis (Disability, User-environment relationship, Postural modulation of voluntary movements and motor control)

                   

 

*      Research articles

 

A startle speeds up the execution of externally guided saccades.
Exp Brain Res. 2006 Aug 31

 

Excitability of subcortical motor circuits in Go/noGo and forced choice reaction time tasks
Neurosci Lett. 2006 Oct 2;406(1-2):66-70.

 

Startle-induced reaction time shortening is not modified by prepulse inhibition

Exp Brain Res. 2005 , 165, 541-8

 

Ballistic reactions under different motor sets

Exp. Brain Res. 2004, 158 , 35-42

 

The effects of a startle on awareness of action

Exp. Brain Res. 2004, 155, 527-531

 

Matter of Mind, Book review

Clin Neurophysiol. 2003 114, 391-392.

 

Theories of developmental dyslexia: insights from a multiple case study of dyslexic adults.

Brain. 2003 126:841-65.

 

Bipedal distribution of human vestibular-evoked postural responses during asymmetrical standing

J Physiol. 2002 Jul 1;542:323-31.    

 

Sustained GABA-induced regulation of the L-type Ca2+ conductance in crustacean muscle fibers

Pflugers Arch. 1997 Jul;434:272-9

 

Sustained GABA-induced regulation of the inactivation of the voltage-dependent Ca2+ current in crustacean muscle fibers
Exp Brain Res. 2000 Sep;134:90-5.

 

Methylprednisolone prevents the development of autotomy and neuropathic edema in rats but has no effect on nociceptive thresholds.
Pain. 1999 Apr;80:555-66.

 

Videofluoroscopic evaluation of prosthetic fit and residual limbs following transtibial amputation
J Rehabil Res Dev. 1998 Jan;35:6-13.

 

A loose ligature-induced mononeuropathy produces hyperalgesias mediated by both the injured sciatic nerve and the adjacent saphenous nerve
Pain. 1993 Dec;55:297-304.