Coordination dynamics

The main goal of this programme is to gain insight into interlimb coordination and the coordination between limb movements and the environment using the formal concepts and analytical tools of dynamical systems theory. The adopted approach focuses on the stability properties of behavioural patterns and how they are affected by movement parameters (e.g., accuracy, frequency, amplitude, and force), cognitive influences and perception. If tractable, the observed properties and effects are explicitly modelled in terms of (stochastic) equations of motion to uncover the functional and operational design of motor control systems. The experimental tasks of interest range from basic laboratory tasks like rhythmic limb movements, tapping, isometric force production, reaching and pointing, to more complex behaviours like standing upright, locomotion, juggling, catching and hitting.

Staff

Staff
  • Prof.dr. P.J. Beek (PI)
  • Dr. A. Daffertshofer (PI)
  • Dr. A.J. Greven
  • Prof.dr. G. Kwakkel (CI)
  • Dr. O.G. Meijer
  • Dr. C.E. Peper
  • Dr. J.F. Stins
  • Dr. E.E.H. van Wegen
Postdocs
  • Dr. M. Roerdink
PhD students
  • B.J. de Boer
  • A.E.Q. van Delden
  • C.J.T. de Goede
  • M.R.C. van den Heuvel
  • S. Houweling
  • J. van Kordelaar
  • I. Lim
  • R. Nijland
  • M. Rietberg
  • N.R. van Ulzen
  • A.N. Vardy
  • B.C.M. van Wijk

Current projects

  • Changes in interlimb interactions
    de Boer, Peper, Beek
  • Neural information transfer in the timing and stabilization of rhythmic movement
    Daffertshofer
  • Is dynamic touch based on an optimal combination of invariants?
    Debats, Kingma, Smeets, Beek
  • Contrasting the clinical effects and underlying mechanisms of unilateral and bilateral upper limb training after stroke: The ULTRA trial
    van Delden, Peper, Kwakkel, Daffertshofer, Beek
  • Uncovering dynamic postural control through time-delayed visual feedback
    van den Heuvel, Daffertshofer, Beek, Balasubramaniam
  • Effects of attention and intention on intra-cortical and cortico-spinal synchronization in bimanual performance
    Houweling, Daffertshofer, Beek
  • Explaining plasticity after stroke (EXPLICIT-STROKE)
    van Kordelaar, Nijland, van Wegen, Beek, Kwakkel
  • Rehabilitation in Parkinson’s disease: strategies for cueing
    Lim, te Goede, van Wegen, Kwakkel
  • Efficacy of multidisciplinary treatment of fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis
    Rietberg, Kwakkel
  • Unraveling the effect of rhythmic external cueing on mobility
    van Wegen, Kwakkel
  • Dynamical networks of neural synchrony in human motor control
    van Wijk, Daffertshofer, Beek
  • The role of cortico-cortical and cortico-spinal synchronization for the error correction in continued rhythmic movements
    Vardy, Daffertshofer, Beek
  • EPOS: Early Prediction of Outcome after Stroke
    Veerbeek, Kwakkel