Are you interested in the role of visual information in controlling gait stability? In this new paper from our group we exploited optic flow perturbations to study the relationship between gait stability and gait speed. First-authored by Chunchun Wu, read it open access here: doi.org/10.1016/j.hu...
Placing the Dominant Foot Behind Reduces Postural Sway During Tandem Stance (Heel-to-Toe) Across Age Groups
Published: doi.org/10.1123/mc.2...
by Anthi Angelou, Ioannis Amiridis, Chrysostomos Sahinis, Zoi Tsampalaki, Konstantinos Salonikidis, Theodoros Kannas, vassilia Hatzitaki, and Roger M Enoka
Notes on the margin of stability has made it onto the @jbiomech.bsky.social top cited list ๐
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Very rewarding to see so many people finding our work helpful! @tombuurke.bsky.social @carolincurtze.bsky.social
We had a great time hosting Janneke Schwaner from Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems at our department the past days. Thanks Janneke for your inspiring lecture on the neuromechanics of agile movements, interactive discussions on comparative biomechanics and showing us why tails are useful.
๐ข NEW GLMS lecture!
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When: Wednesday 10 December
๐ฆ Time: 11.30-12.30
๐ Location: Boeringzaal, Antonius Deusinglaan 1 @UMCG
๐ฅ๏ธ Lecturer: Janneke Schwaner MS PhD
๐ถ ๐ง Title: (Neuro)mechanics of agile movements: an integrative comparative perspective
๐ก www.rug.nl/hms
We are hiring!!!
We, Montana State University-Bozeman, are accepting applications for a tenure-track faculty position with focus in Exercise Physiology!
jobs.montana.edu/postings/48964
๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ธ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐!
In April we hosted the first NL musculoskeletal modeling consortium meeting at @umcgroningen.bsky.social. To take the next step, we are excited to invite you to a follow-up workshop at @utwente.bsky.social on 17 Oct.
Sign-up: shorturl.at/WrN9a
Co-activation can be functional, to stabilize, or pathological, e.g. after stroke, but both are captured in one EMG recording.
In our recent paper (first-author Ellis van Can) we isolate functional co-activation through a leg-swinging task in healthy adults.
Open access: doi.org/10.1016/j.ga...
Does it qualify as quadruped? ๐ค
The CEDE website is now up and running. Designing an experiment using EMG? Then check out this website and try the decision support tool:
cede.isek.org
This is very useful Jaap, I also like the Caution category with explanation. Thanks for developing and sharing the tool.
Want to learn about spinal reflex modulation during locomotor adaptation? Come to my talk tomorrow at #ISB2025 and find me after to talk about spinal locomotor control.
๐๏ธ 31 July, 08:10 AM
๐Room C4
๐กSession 12G - Locomotion (Motor Control)
As promised - our new post-doc position is now available!! Join our productive inter-institutional team at UNC-Chapel Hill in an ongoing NIH-funded project collaborating with friends at Utah (reporter.nih.gov/search/nC8k4...)
Apply now (Active until filled!): unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/304...
Next week we will be at the Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics in Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Helene, Roos, Tom (Vendrig), Alessio and I will share the most recent biomechanics research from @umcgroningen.bsky.social @hmsgroningen.bsky.social with the Biomech community.
See you there!
#ISB2025
New job vacancy!
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt Universities
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
with me, @melvynroerdink.bsky.social Pieter Meyns & @kennethmeijer.bsky.social
@ispgr.bsky.social @worldfallssociety.bsky.social
Will you be at ISB or ASB in the coming weeks? Definitely come talk to me or someone from our group about a new Postdoc Position we are looking to fill asap in foot neuromechanics, aging, and gait. I'll post the official call for applications soon. Join us at UNC Chapel Hill! Reposts encouraged.
Next week we will be at the Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics in Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช
Helene, Roos, Tom (Vendrig), Alessio and I will share the most recent biomechanics research from @umcgroningen.bsky.social @hmsgroningen.bsky.social with the Biomech community.
See you there!
#ISB2025
We had an amazing time organizing #DynamicWalking 2025 in Aachen. It was great to see how our interactive single-track approach, including daily social events, city tours, a panel, demo's and more, sparked discussion between new and old members of our community. See you next year!
The last of my four consecutive European conferences is beginning. Thank you @rai-maclean.bsky.social, Heike Valley, @tombuurke.bsky.social, and @klpoggensee.bsky.social for organizing #DynamicWalking 2025!
The Dynamic Walking 2025 logo showing a robot that walks across the border from the Netherlands into Germany.
It's almost time for the most exciting conference of the year: #DynamicWalking 2025 is just around the corner!
Next week we'll host biomechanists and roboticists to discuss legged locomotion, manipulation and behaviour in Aachen, Germany ๐ฉ๐ช๐ณ๐ฑ
Hope to see you there! ๐ค๐ถโโ๏ธ
www.dynamicwalking2025.org
Just out!
Can we share data? We tested kinematic consistency across 3 treadmill-based gait labs.
โก๏ธ Turns out, yes we can โ with standardized protocols.
๐ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@kennethmeijer.bsky.social
Lynn Bar-On
Pieter Meyns
Rachel Senden
The Dutch way would of course be by bike #ISPGR2025
Poster-day!
I'm very excited to share our first results on split-belt gait adaptation in people with functional neurological movement disorders.
Want to know more about FND or discuss why they adapt faster than healthy controls? Please come by my poster (P01-N-123) at #ISPGR2025
@ispgr.bsky.social
๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ
Yesterday, six of my master's students defended their thesis in front of their peers, professors, clinicians, friends and family in the UMCG.
A short summary by a very proud supervisor can be found on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Applied Aspects of Contemporary Motor Control Theories: A Natural Science Perspective
Published ahead of print: doi.org/10.1123/mc.2025-0004
by Mark L. Latash
Toe Grip Functionality as a Prerequisite of Vertical Jumping Skills in Children: A Longitudinal Study of Preschool Motor Development
Published ahead of print: doi.org/10.1123/mc.2023-0155
by Aileen Kotzsch, Andy Papke, Angela Heine
๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐จ
๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐-๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ!
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐: forms.gle/9NuW3R8MnT4w...
๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐: June 13, 2025
To submit a late-breaking abstract, please prepare a ๐ญ๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ of up to ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ. Late-breaking abstracts, once accepted, will be presented as posters at the conference.
In case you have not yet submitted a contribution to Dynamic Walking 2025 but would like to: The deadline has been extended to May 7th. ๐ข๐ข
The international robotics and biomechanics conference on legged locomotion is in Aachen, July 14-17 2025, as a cross-border event.
forms.gle/qXrpTdhstGPj...
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Follow us to stay up-to-date and read our updates on new publications, editorial insights, classic papers in Motor Control and upcoming issues.
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๐ข๐ข Abstract submission extended ๐ข๐ข
The new deadline for your abstract submission is the 30th of April โผ๏ธ
All you need to do is submit your 1-minute video on what you'd talk about using this link: forms.gle/rk9GGtwDCPtN...
Dynamic Walking 2025 is in Aachen, Germany on the 14th - 17th of July.
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