Locations

• Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Research Interests

Ferdinando Mussa-Ivaldi, PhD is currently researching motor learning and control; rehabilitation robotics; neural engineering and computational neuroscience.

Research Studies

Education & Training

Education

PolyTechnic of Milan

Ph.D.

Recent or Important Publications

Pressman, A, Nisky, I, Karniel, A & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA (2008) Probing virtual boundaries and the perception of delayed stiffness . Advanced Robotics, 22.

Huang, F, Patton, J & Mussa-Ivaldi, F (2007) Interactive priming enhanced by negative damping aids learning of an object manipulation task. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBc).

Patton, JL, Kovic, M & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA (2006) Custom-designed haptic training for restoring reaching ability to individuals with stroke, (JRRD) 43: 643-656.

Chib, VS, Patton, JL, Lynch, KM & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA (2006) Haptic identification of surfaces as fields of force, J Neurophysiol 95: 1068-1077.

Patton JL, Dawe G, Scharver C, Muss-Ivaldi FA, Kenyon R (2006) Robotics and virtual reality: A perfect marriage for motor control research and rehabilitation, Assistive Technology 18: 181-195.

Patton JL, Stoykov ME, Kovich M & Mussa-Ivaldi FA (2006) Evaluation of robotic training forces that either enhance or reduce error in chronic hemiparetic stroke survivors, Exp Brain Res 168: 368-383, 2006.

Mosier Mosier, K, Scheidt, RA, Acosta, S, & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA (2005) Remapping Hand Movements in a Novel Geometrical Environment, J Neurophysiol, doi:10.1152/jn.00380.

Karniel, A, Kositsky, M, Fleming, KM, Chiappalone, M, Sanguineti, V, Alford, ST & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA (2005) Computational analysis in vitro: dynamicsand plasticity of a neuro-robotic system, J. Neural Eng. 2 S250-S265.

Scheidt, RA, Conditt, MA, Secco, EL & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA (2005) Interaction of visual and proprioceptive feedback during adaptation of human reaching movements (opens new window). Journal of Neurophysiology, 93, 3200-3213.

Patton, JL, Dawe, G, Scharver, C, Mussa-Ivaldi, FA & Kenyon, R. (2004) Robotics and Virtual Reality: The Development of a Life-Sized 3-D System for the Rehabilitation of Motor Function, Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2004;7:4840-3.

Patton, JL & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA Robot-Assisted Adaptive Training: Custom Force Fields for Teaching Movement Patterns, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 51(4): 636-646.

Dingwell, JB, Mah, CD & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA (2004) Experimentally confirmed mathematical model for human control of a non-rigid object. J Neurophysiol 91: 1158-1170.

Mussa-Ivaldi, FA & Solla, S.A. (2004) Neural Primitives for Motion Control, IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, Vol. 29, No. 3: 640-650.

Karniel, A & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA (2003) Sequence, time or state representation: How does the motor control system adapt to variable environments? Biological Cybernetics DOI 10.1007/s00422-003-0397-7.

Kositsky, M, Karniel, A, Alford, S, Fleming, KM & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA (2003) Dynamical dimension of a hybrid neuro-robotic system. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 11: 155-159.

Mah, CD & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA (2003) Generalization of Object Manipulation Skills Learned without Limb Motion, J Neuroscience 23(12):4821-4825.

Mah, CD & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA (2003) Evidence for a specific internal representation of the motion-force relationships during object manipulation. Biological Cybernetics, 88:60-72.

Mussa-Ivaldi, FA & Miller, LE (2003) Brain-machine interfaces: Computational demands and clinical needs meet basic Neuroscience, TRENDS in Neurosciences 26(6):329-334.

Dingwell, JB, Mah, CD & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA (2002) Manipulating Objects With Internal Degrees of Freedom: Evidence for Model-Based Control, J Neurophysiol 88: 222 235.

Karniel, A & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA (2002) Does the motor control system use multiple models and context switching to cope with a variable environment? Exp Brain Res, 143:520-524.

Patton, JL & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA (2002) Linear combinations of nonlinear models for predicting human-machine interface forces, Biological Cybernetics, 86 (1) 73-87.

Scheidt, RA, Dingwell, JB & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA (2001)Learning to Move Amid Uncertainty, J Neurophysiol 86: 971-985.

Reger, B, Fleming, KM, Sanguineti, V, Alford, S & Mussa-Ivaldi, FA (2000) Connecting Brains to Robots: The Development of a Hybrid System for the Study of Learning in Neural Tissues. Artificial Life VII, Portland, OR.