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.
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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On August 5, 2025, the team from the Chair of Human Movement Science was able to use the facilities of the Wassersportplatz Starnberg of the ZHS. This included the seminar room, where team members presented their ongoing projects at the chair, as well as a barbecue, five stand-up-paddle-boards, and…
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From August 12 to 14, Prof. David O'Sullivan (Seoul National University, South Korea), Michael Prock (Seoul National University, South Korea), and Prof. Michael Hamlin (Lincoln University, New Zealand) visited the Chair of Movement Science.
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The award was presented by Prof. Jürgen-Michael Steinacker, Prof. Wilhelm Bloch, and Eva-Maria Hochhaus at this year's Sports, Medicine and Health Summit in Hamburg.
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From March 19 to 21, 2025, the Chair of Human Movement Science, together with the Professorship of Neuromuscular Diagnostics, hosted the conference entitled "Dimensions of Motor Control - Sport, Health, Development, Robotics."
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When we use familiar tools in everyday life (e.g. keys, hammers or knives), we mainly recall semantic knowledge: we know how, for what and in what context a tool is used. But what happens when we are faced with a new type of tool and cannot rely on existing semantic knowledge?
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The aim of this study was to investigate to which extent traces of sensorimotor capacity can be found in everyday life behavior of persons with neurological diseases. Therefore, the sensorimotor capacity, e.g. grip strength, of persons with multiple sclerosis, persons with stroke, and control…
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Prof. Erika G. Spaich (Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark) - "Neurorehabilitation technologies utilizing the principles of motor learning"
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