Simon Giszter
Professor
Neurobiology & Anatomy
Drexel University College of Medicine
United States of America
Biography
"Dr. Giszter is a professor in the Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy at Drexel University College of Medicine. Prior to coming to Drexel, he spent several years studying brain and cognitive science with Emilio Bizzi at MIT, first as a postdoctoral researcher, and subsequently as a research scientist. He also teaches in the School for Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems at Drexel. He has long collaborated with members of the Spinal Cord Injury Research Center and with laboratories in the School of Bioengineering, Science & Health Systems and the College of Engineering. PhD - University of Oregon Institute of Neuroscience Cambridge University"
Research Interest
Spinal cord organization and control of limb biomechanics.
Publications
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Giszter SF, Davies MR, Graziani V. Coordination strategies for limb forces during weight-bearing locomotion in normal rats, and in rats spinalized as neonates. Experimental brain research. 2008 Sep 1;190(1):53-69.
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Giszter SF, Davies MR, Graziani V. Motor strategies used by rats spinalized at birth to maintain stance in response to imposed perturbations. Journal of neurophysiology. 2007 Apr 1;97(4):2663-75.
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Giszter S, Patil V, Hart C. Primitives, premotor drives, and pattern generation: a combined computational and neuroethological perspective. Progress in brain research. 2007 Dec 31;165:323-46.
