Locations

• Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Research Interests

Mark B. Shapiro, PhD is currently researching Computational Motor Control and Movement impairment in Parkinson’s disease.

Education & Training

Education

University of Illinois, Chicago

PhD, Electrical Engineering, 1997

Recent or Important Publications

Shapiro, M.B., Vaillancourt, D.E., Sturman, M.M., Verhagen Metman, L., Bakay, R., & Corcos, D.M. (2007) Effects of STN DBS on rigidity in Parkinson’s Disease. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering, 15(2) 173-81.

Shapiro, M. B., Prodoehl, J., Corcos, D.M., and Gottlieb, G. L. (2005) Muscle activation is different when the same muscle acts as an agonist or antagonist during voluntary movement. Journal of Motor Behavior, 37 (2) 135-45.

Shapiro, M., Gottlieb, G. L., Corcos, D. M. (2004) EMG responses to an unexpected load in fast movements are delayed with increases in expected distance and load. Journal of Neurophysiology, 91 (5); 2135-47.

Shapiro, M.B, Gottlieb, G. L., Moore, C. G. and Corcos, D. M. (2002) Electromyographic responses to an unexpected load in fast voluntary movements: descending regulation of segmental reflexes. Journal of Neurophysiology, 88(2), 1059-1063.

Flament, D., Shapiro, M. B., Pfann, K. D., Moore, C. G., Penn, R. D. and Corcos, D. M. (2002) Reaction time is not impaired by stimulation of the ventral-intermediate nucleus of the thalamus (Vim) in patients with tremor. Movement Disorders, 17(3), 488-492.

Shapiro M. B., Kenyon R. V. (2000) Control variables in mechanical muscle models: a mini-review and a new model. Motor Control, 4(3):329-49.