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Motor Control and Adaptation

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Alkis M. Hadjiosif
Massachusetts General Hospital
2
Andrew J. Zimnik
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
3
Shirin Madarshahian
Pennsylvania State University
4
Kunkun Zhao
Nanjing Medical University
5
Xulu Sun
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
6
Barbara Feulner
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
7
Adilzhan Adilkhanov
Nazarbayev University
8
Junchol Park
Janelia Research Campus
9
Simon Thibault
Thomas Jefferson University
10
Manuel J. Ferreira‐Pinto
Universidade do Porto

Rising Stars Papers

1
A neural implementation model of feedback-based motor learning
Nature Communications|2025
29 cit.
2
Conjoint specification of action by neocortex and striatum
Neuron|2025
19 cit.
3
BoaviztAPI: A Bottom-Up Model to Assess the Environmental Impacts of Cloud Services
ACM SIGEnergy Energy Informatics Review|2024
12 cit.
4
Muscle synergies and muscle networks in multiple frequency components in post-stroke patients
Biomedical Signal Processing and Control|2024
8 cit.
5
The cerebellum acts as the analog to the medial temporal lobe for sensorimotor memory
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2024
8 cit.
6
Optimizing Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation: An Exploratory Study on the Role of Electrode Montages and Stimulation Intensity on Reflex Pathway Modulation
Bioengineering|2025
3 cit.
7
Intraoperative 3D fluoroscopy accurately predicts final electrode position in deep brain stimulation surgery
Acta Neurochirurgica|2024
2 cit.
8
Tiny visual latencies can profoundly impair implicit sensorimotor learning
Scientific Reports|2025
2 cit.
9
Competition between Tool and Hand Motion Impairs Movement Planning in Limb Apraxia
Journal of Neuroscience|2025
2 cit.
10
Activity in Occipito-Temporal Cortex Is Involved in Tool-Use Planning and Contributes to Tool-Related Semantic Neural Representations
Neurobiology of Language|2024
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Mark M. Churchland
Columbia University
2
Arash Ajoudani
Italian Institute of Technology
3
David T. Kluger
Blackrock Microsystems (United States)
4
Jean‐Jacques Orban de Xivry
Allen Institute for Brain Science
5
Claudio Pizzolato
Griffith University
6
Joonkoo Park
Amherst College
7
Alessandro Scano
National Research Council
8
Pedro Lopes
Instituto Superior de Gestão
9
Rodolphe J. Gentili
University of Maryland, College Park
10
Timothy Edmunds
University of Bristol

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Flexible neural control of motor units
Nature Neuroscience|2022
102 cit.
2
Motor cortex activity across movement speeds is predicted by network-level strategies for generating muscle activity
eLife|2022
88 cit.
3
An Online Framework for Cognitive Load Assessment in Industrial Tasks
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing|2022
76 cit.
4
Pick the Right Co-Worker: Online Assessment of Cognitive Ergonomics in Human–Robot Collaborative Assembly
IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems|2022
65 cit.
5
An ergonomic role allocation framework for dynamic human–robot collaborative tasks
Journal of Manufacturing Systems|2023
65 cit.
6
Full-hand Electro-Tactile Feedback without Obstructing Palmar Side of Hand
Unknown Journal|2023
63 cit.
7
The centrality of population-level factors to network computation is demonstrated by a versatile approach for training spiking networks
Neuron|2023
60 cit.
8
Integrating Living Organisms in Devices to Implement Care-based Interactions
Unknown Journal|2022
57 cit.
9
Mixed matrix factorization: a novel algorithm for the extraction of kinematic-muscular synergies
Journal of Neurophysiology|2022
56 cit.
10
An Object Deformation-Agnostic Framework for Human–Robot Collaborative Transportation
IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering|2023
53 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Daniel M. Wolpert
Columbia University
2
Mark L. Latash
Pennsylvania State University
3
Mitsuo Kawato
Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
4
Mark Hallett
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
5
Reza Shadmehr
Johns Hopkins University
6
John C. Rothwell
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
7
Melvyn A. Goodale
Western University
8
Leonardo G. Cohen
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
9
Richard B. Ivry
University of California, Berkeley
10
Francesco Lacquaniti
University of Rome Tor Vergata

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Theta Burst Stimulation of the Human Motor Cortex
Neuron|2005
4.2k cit.
2
An Internal Model for Sensorimotor Integration
Science|1995
3.6k cit.
3
Adaptive representation of dynamics during learning of a motor task
Journal of Neuroscience|1994
2.7k cit.
4
Signal-dependent noise determines motor planning
Nature|1998
2.5k cit.
5
Forward Models for Physiological Motor Control
Neural Networks|1996
2.3k cit.
6
Multiple paired forward and inverse models for motor control
Neural Networks|1998
2.2k cit.
7
Bayesian integration in sensorimotor learning
Nature|2004
2.1k cit.
8
Identifying true brain interaction from EEG data using the imaginary part of coherency
Clinical Neurophysiology|2004
1.8k cit.
9
Transcranial DC stimulation (tDCS): A tool for double-blind sham-controlled clinical studies in brain stimulation
Clinical Neurophysiology|2006
1.7k cit.
10
A hierarchical neural-network model for control and learning of voluntary movement
Biological Cybernetics|1987
1.6k cit.

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