Robert A. Scheidt, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Office: Engineering Hall, 342
E-mail: robert.scheidt@marquette.edu
Website: NeuroMotor Control Laboratory
Research interests
- Human motor control
- Rehabilitation engineering
- Human psychophysics of sensorimotor adaptation and learning
- Systems identification
- Embedded systems and product development
Professional Preparation
Ph.D., 1998, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University
M.S., 1992, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S., 1989, Electrical Engineering, Marquette University
Selected recent publications
Zimbelman, J., Suminski, A., Rao, S. and Scheidt, R.A. Distributed neural mechanisms subserve prediction of future loads during adaptation of wrist flexion movements. Submitted: J. Neurophysiol.
Conrad, M., Scheidt, R.A. and Schmit, B.D. (2009) Effects of wrist tendon vibration on targeted upper arm movements in post-stroke hemiparesis. Submitted: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair.
Stoeckmann, T., Sullivan, K., and Scheidt, R.A. (2009) Elastic, viscous, and mass load effects on post-stroke muscle recruitment and cocontraction during reaching: A pilot study. In press: PT Journal.
Liu, X. and Scheidt, R.A. (2008) Contributions of online visual feedback to the learning and generalization of novel finger coordination patterns. J. Neurophysiol 99:2546-2557.
Ghez, C., Scheidt, R.A., and Heijink, H. (2007) Different learned coordinate frames for planning trajectories and final positions in reaching. J. Neurophysiol. 98: 3614-3626.
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