Fundamentals of Neuromechanics
$352.28
- Hardcover
194 pages
- Release Date
23 September 2015
Summary
This book provides a conceptual and computational framework to study how the nervous system exploits the anatomical properties of limbs to produce mechanical function. The study of the neural control of limbs has historically emphasized the use of optimization to find solutions to the muscle redundancy problem. That is, how does the nervous system select a specific muscle coordination pattern when the many muscles of a limb allow for multiple solutions? I revisit this problem from the emergin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781447167464 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1447167465 |
| Author: | Francisco J. Valero-Cuevas |
| Publisher: | Springer London Ltd |
| Imprint: | Springer London Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 194 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 23 September 2015 |
| Weight: | 4.56kg |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm |
| Series: | Biosystems & Biorobotics |
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About The Author
Francisco J. Valero-Cuevas
Francisco Valero-Cuevas is a Full Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and the Division of Biokinesiology & Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California. He also holds appointments in the departments of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science. Prior to this he was Assistant and Associate Professor at Cornell University.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Science from Swarthmore College, a Masters degree from Queen’s University, and a Doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering focused on neuroscience from Stanford University.
He has been visiting professor at the Max Planck Institute in Munich, Germany, ETH-Zurich, Switzerland, and the Institute of Sports Sciences in Innsbruck, Austria. He has served as Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering and Guest Editor of PLoS Computational Biology. In 2013 he was elected Senior Member of the IEEE, and in 2014 to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineers.
His research focuses on an integrative approach to brain-body interactions for versatile function in machines and organisms.
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