Robert A. Scheidt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Marquette University Olin Engineering Center, Room 303 P.O. Box 1881 Milwaukee WI 53201-1881 Phone: (414) 288-6124 Fax: (414) 288-7938 Email: robert.scheidt@marquette.edu My Website: http://www.eng.mu.edu/scheidtr

Research Interests:

• Human Motor Control
• Rehabilitation Engineering
• Human psychophysics of sensorimotor adaptation and learning
• Systems identification
• Embedded Systems and Product Development

Professional Preparation

Appointments/Professional Experience

Awards and Honors

Patents

Relevant Publications (* indicates graduate student; § indicates undergraduate student)

Ghez C Scheidt RA and Heijink H. (2007) Different learned coordinate frames for planning trajectories and final positions in reaching. In revision: J. Neurophysiol.

Scheidt RA & Ghez C. (2007) Separate adaptive mechanisms for controlling trajectory and final position in reaching. In revision: J. Neurophysiol.

*Suminski A, Zimbelman J & Scheidt RA. (2007)Design and validation of an MR-compatible pneumatic manipulandum. J. Neurosci Meth.163: 255-266.

Scheidt RA & *Stoeckmann T. (2007) Adaptation of reaching movements following stroke. J. Neurophysiol. 97: 2824-2836.

*Suminski A, Rao SM, Mosier KM & Scheidt RA. (2007) Neural and electromyographic correlates of wrist posture regulation. J. Neurophysiol 97: 1527-1545.

*Suminski AJ, Rao SM, & Scheidt RA (2007) Contribution of the cerebellum and posterior parietal cortex in the integration of visual and proprioceptive feedback for the online correction of performance errors during stabilization of wrist posture. NeuroImage, 36: Suppl 1, p. S40.

Zimbelman JL, §Bratcher K, Rao SM, *Suminski AJ & Scheidt RA (2007) Neural activity in primary sensorimotor cortex increases with movement extent (not force) during goal-directed movement. NeuroImage, 36: Suppl 1, p.S76.

§Pompe JW, *Suminski AJ and Scheidt RA (2006) Neural Correlates of Wrist Stabilization Guided by Time-Varying Visual Feedback. Proceedings of the BMES Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

*Haswell TM and Scheidt RA (2006) Does motor adaptation depend on the statistical properties of the environment? Abstr. of the Soc. for Neuroscience, 32. Atlanta, GA.

*Liu X and Scheidt RA (2006) Trial-by-trial remapping of novel motor coordination patterns. Neural Cont. Movement Soc. Key Biscayne, FL.

Mosier KM, Scheidt RA, Acosta S, & Mussa-Ivaldi FA (2005) Remapping hand movements in a novel geometrical environment. In press: J Neurophysiol.

Scheidt RA, Conditt M, Secco EL & Mussa-Ivaldi FA (2005) Interaction of visual and proprioceptive feedback during adaptation of human reaching movements J Neurophysiol 93: 3200-13.

Benz EN, Hornby TG, Bode RK, Scheidt RA and Schmit BD. (2005) A Physiologically Based Clinical Measure for Spasticity in Spinal Cord Injury. Arch. Physical Med. Rehab 86: 52-59.

Kuiken TA, Amir H & Scheidt RA (2004) Computerized biofeedback knee goniometer: acceptance & effect on exercise behavior in post total knee arthroplasty rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehab 85: 1026-30.

Scheidt, RA, Dingwell, JB & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA. (2001) Learning to move amid uncertainty. Journal of Neurophysiology, 86, 971-985.

Takahashi CD, Scheidt RA & Reinkensmeyer DJ (2001) Impedance control and internal model formation when reaching in a randomly varying dynamical environment. J Neurophysiol 86, 1047-51

Scheidt, RA, Conditt, MA, Reinkensmeyer, DJ & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA. (2000) Persistence of motor adaptation during constrained, multi-joint, arm movements. Journal of Neurophysiology, 84, 853-862.

Scheidt, RA & Rymer, WZ. (2000) Control strategies for the transition from multijoint to single-joint arm movements studied using a simple mechanical constraint. Journal of Neurophysiology, 83, 1-12.

Scheidt, RA & Kertesz AE. (1993) Temporal and spatial aspects of sensory interactions during human fusional response. Vision Research, 33, 1259-1270.

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