Research at the Chair of Human Movement Science is devoted to the understanding of human sensorimotor control and associated neural mechanism. Major topics are
Analysis of motor behavior from elementary abilities to complex skills,
Consequences of disturbances of the central nervous systems and neurorehabilitation,
Development over the lifespan and interventions,
Sports performance and optimization.
We employ methods to capture and analyze human movements and forces as well as neuroimaging and brain stimulation methods and new technologies in rehabilitation.
In our recent study, we expanded on our previous fMRI findings (Seifert et al., 2025) to investigate the causal role of the left ventro-dorsal stream, focusing on the anterior supramarginal gyrus (aSMG) and the ventral precentral gyrus (vPreCG) during the Novel Tool Test:
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The study investigated whether impairments in hand motor function differ between early- and late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, and how these impairments relate to everyday functioning.
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Dr. Julian Rudisch (Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster) "Functional Variability in Motor Control: How Attention Shapes Complexity"
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Dr. Philipp Wanner (Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft) "Acute Cardiovascular Exercise to Enhance Motor Learning: From Sports to Neurorehabilitation"
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Dr. Eva Josse (ETH Zurich, Singapore ETH-Centre, Future Health Technologies, Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory) "Tracking Functional Arm Use After Stroke: From Algorithm Optimization to Understanding Recovery with Inertial Measurement Units"
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Dr. Andria Farrens (Assistant Professor Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Division of Physical Therapy
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque) "Proprioception in Motor Recovery After Stroke: New Approaches to Assessment and Training"
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As part of the Bavarian Equality Promotion, the Bavarian State Ministry for Science and Art supports talented women in science at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) through the “Laura Bassi Scholarship”.
The Laura Bassi scholarship program addresses particularly female postdocs and female…
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Vladislav Bespomoshchnov (Norwegian School of Sport Sciences) "Do we know the game that we play? Understanding visual perception and scanning in elite ice hockey"
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Dr. Patricia Capsi Morales (Professorship for Healthcare and Rehabilitation Robotics, TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology) "Gaze and Kinematic Strategies in Naïve Users during Adoption and Learning to Control a Hand-Wrist Myoprosthesis"
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For the fifth time, the Chair of Human Movement Science (Dr. Philipp Gulde) offered a project week on the topic of "Assessment in Neurology."
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