Sensorimotor Learning Laboratory

Journal Articles

  • Liu, S., Rosso, A. L., Baillargeon, E. M., Weinstein, A. M., Rosano, C., & Torres-Oviedo, G. (2024). Novel attentional gait index reveals a cognitive ability-related decline in gait automaticity during dual-task walking. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 15, 2023.07.31.551290. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2023.1283376

  • Mariscal, D. M., Vasudevan, E. V., Malone, L. A., Torres-Oviedo, G., & Bastian, A. J. (2022). Context-specificity of locomotor learning is developed during childhood. Eneuro, 9(2). doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0369-21.2022

  • de Kam, D., Staring, W., Mariscal, D. M., & Torres-Oviedo, G. (2022). Large errors increase the generalization of locomotor adaptation depending on the error direction. bioRxiv, 2022-06. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.01.494323

  • Aucie, Y., Harket, H. M., Sombric, C. J., & Torres-Oviedo, G. (2021). Older adults generalize their movements across walking contexts more than young during gradual and abrupt split-belt walking. bioRxiv, 2021-08. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.06.455403

  • Sombric, C., & Torres-Oviedo, G. (2021). Cognitive and motor perseveration are associated in older adults. Front. Aging Neurosci 13, 183. doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2021.610359 Preprint Version: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.17.302083

  • Iturralde P.A., Gonzalez-Rubio M, Torres-Oviedo G. (2020). High-human acuity of speed asymmetry during walking. Preprint version: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.28.359281

  • Nguyen TM., Jackson RW., Aucie T., de KAm D., Collins SH., Torres-Oviedo G., (2020) Self-selected step length asymmetry is not explained by energy cost minimization in individuals with chronic stroke. J NeuroEngineering Rehabil 17, 119. doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-020-00733-y  

  • Sombric C., Torres-Oviedo G., (2020).  Augmenting propulsion demands during split-belt walking increases locomotor adaptation in the asymmetric motor system. J NeuroEngineering Rehabil 17, 69. doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-020-00698-y Preprint version: https://doi.org/10.1101/734749

  • Mariscal DM, Iturralde PA, Torres-Oviedo G., (2020) Altering attention to split-belt walking increases the generalization of motor memories across walking contexts. J Neurophysiol. doi:https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00509.2019  Preprint version: https://doi.org/10.1101/470930

  • Aucie Y., Zhang X., Sargent R., Torres-Oviedo G., (2020). Motorized shoes induce robust sensorimotor adaptation in walking. Front. Neurosci. doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2020.00174 Preprint version: https://doi.org/10.1101/788943

  • de Kam D., Iturralde P., Torres-Oviedo G., (2020) Cerebral contribution to the execution, but not recalibration, of motor commands in a novel walking environment. eNeuro. doi:https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0493-19.2020.  Preprint version: https://doi.org/10.1101/686980

  • Suri, A., Rosso, A., VanSwearingen, J., Torres-Oviedo, G., Coffman, L., Redfern, M., ... & Sejdic, E. (2020). Fear of Falling and Walking Quality: What Your Walking Reveals. Innovation in Aging, 4(Supplement_1), 919-919.

  • Sombric, C., Gonzalez-Rubio, M. & Torres-Oviedo, G., (2019) Split-Belt walking induces changes in active, but not passive, perception of step length. Sci Rep. 9, 16442 doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52860-9 Preprint version: https://doi.org/10.1101/616631

  • Gonzalez-Rubio M., Velazquez N., Torres-Oviedo G., (2019). Explicit control of step timing during split-belt walking reveals interdependent of movements in space and time. Front. Hum. Neurosci. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00207 Preprint version: https://doi.org/10.1101/614644 

  • Iturralde P., Torres-Oviedo G., (2019). Corrective muscle activity reveals subject-specific sensorimotor recalibration. eNeuro doi: https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0358-18.2019 Preprint version:  https://doi.org/10.1101/372359

  • Sombric C., Calver J., Torres-Oviedo G., (2019)., Large Propulsion Demands Increase Locomotor Adaptation at the Expense of Step Length Symmetry. Front. Physiol. doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00207 

  • de Kam, D., Geurts, A., Weerdesteyn, V., & Torres-Oviedo, G. (2018). Direction-Specific Instability Poststroke Is Associated With Deficient Motor Modules for Balance Control. J NeuroEngineering Rehabil  326(7) 655–666 doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/1545968318783884

  • Sombric, C. J., Harker, H. M. P. J., & Torres-Oviedo, G. (2017). Explicit action switching interferes with the context-specificity of motor memories in older adults.Front. Aging Neurosci 9:40. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00040

  • Finley J.M, Long A., Bastian A.J., and  Torres-Oviedo G. (2015) Spatial and temporal control contribute to step length asymmetry during split-belt adaptation and hemiparetic gait. J NeuroEngineering Rehabil doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/1545968314567149

  • Chvatal SA, Macpherson JM, Torres-Oviedo G, Ting LH. (2013) Absence of muscle synergies for balance following spinal cord transection. J Neurophysiol. 110(6):1301-1310 doi:https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00038.2013   

  • Malone, L. A., Bastian, A. J., and Torres-Oviedo, G. (2012). How does the motor system correct for errors in time and space during locomotor adaptation? J Neurophysiol. 108(2):672-83. doi:https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00391.2011  

  • Torres-Oviedo G., Bastian A.J. (2012). Natural error patterns enable transfer of motor learning to novel contexts. J Neurophysiol. 107(1):346-56. doi:https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00570.2011

  • Torres-Oviedo G., Vasudevan E.V.L., Malone L.A., and Bastian A.J. (2011). Locomotor adaptation. Enhancing Performance for Action and Perception. Progress in Brain Research. 191:65-75. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-53752-2.00013-8 

  • Safavynia A.S., Torres-Oviedo, G., and Ting H.L. (2011). Muscle synergies: implications for clinical evaluation and rehabilitation of movement. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 17(1):16-24. doi: 10.1310/sci1701-16  

  • Chavatal S.A., Torres-Oviedo G., Safavynia A.S., and Ting H.L. (2011). Common muscle synergies for control of center of mass and force in non-stepping and stepping behaviors. J Neurophysiol. 106(2):999-1015 doi:https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00549.2010  

  • Vasudevan E.V.L, Torres-Oviedo G., Morton S.M., Yang J.F., Bastian A.J. (2011). Younger is not always better: development of locomotor adaptation from childhood to adulthood. J Neurosc. 23(318)3055-65 doi:https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5781-10.2011

  • Torres-Oviedo G.,  Bastian A.J. (2010). Seeing is believing: effects of visual contextual cues on learning and transfer of locomotor adaptation. J Neurosc. 3050)17015-22 doi:https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4205-10.2010

  • Torres-Oviedo G.,  Ting L.H. (2010). Subject-specific muscle synergies in human balance control are consistent across different contexts. J Neurophysiol. (6): 3084-98 doi:https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00960.2009 

  • Torres-Oviedo G.,  Ting L.H. (2007). Muscle synergies characterizing human postural responses. J Neurophysiol. (4)2144-2156. doi:https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.01360.2006      

  • Torres-Oviedo G., Macpherson JM, Ting LH. (2006). Muscle synergy organization is robust across a variety of perturbations. J Neurophysiol. 96:1530-1546. doi:https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00810.2005  

  • Lin A.L., Mann B.A., Torres-Oviedo G., Lincoln B., Käs J., and Swinney H. L. (2004). Localization and Extinction of Bacterial Populations under Inhomogeneous Growth Conditions. Biophysical Journal 87: 75-80. doi:https://doi.org/10.1529/biophysj.103.034041

Manuscript in Preparation

  • Fjeld K. L., Aucie Y., Torres-Oviedo G., (2023). Generalization of motor memories in locomotion is governed by the contextual similarity between training and testing environments (in prep).

  • Gonzalez-Rubio M., Iturralde P. A., Torres-Oviedo G., (2023). The human sensitivity to speed asymmetries does not always obey Weber's Law (in prep).

  • Mariscal D. M., Sombric C. J., Torres-Oviedo G., (2023). Naturalistic walking speed during locomotor adaptation leads to more generalization to novel contexts in old and young adults (in prep).

  • Mariscal D. M., Fieldj K. L., Torres-Oviedo G., (2023). Characterization of neuromuscular dynamics during split-belt walking (in prep).

  • Harker H. M., Sombric C. J., P. J., and Torres-Oviedo G., (2022). Large movement errors during split-belt locomotor adaptation do not affect the generalization of learning to natural walking in older adults (in prep).

Book Chapters

  • Vasudevan E.V.L, Bastian A.J., and Torres-Oviedo G.(2010). Emerging principles in the learning and generalization of new walking patterns. Motor Control: Theories, Experiments, and Applications. Frederic Danion and Mark Latash. Oxford University Press.  

Conference Proceedings

  • Ting L.H. and Torres-Oviedo G. , Muscle synergies simplifying neural control of posture. FASEB Journal, 2007 Experimental Biology Annual Meeting on April 28th-May 2nd, 2007; 21(5):A463-A465
  • Torres-Oviedo G. , Macpherson J.M., Ting L.H. Muscle synergies robustly control forces for balance control. Neural Engineering 2005 Conference Proceedings. 2nd International IEEE EMBS Conference on March 16-19, 2005: 190-191

Abstracts

  • Harker H. M., Sombric C. J., Sparto P. J., and Torres-Oviedo, G. (2014) Large movement errors during split-belt locomotor adaptation do not affect the generalization of learning to natural walking in older adults. Society for Neuroscience. Washington, DC
  • Sombric C. J., Harker H. M., Sparto P. J., and Torres-Oviedo, G. (2014). You only get better with age: age predisposes one to learn new movements slower but to carry over more of what is learned to novel situations. Society for Neuroscience. Washington, DC.
  • Finley J., Long A., Bastian A.J., and Torres-Oviedo, G. (2014) Spatial and Temporal Contributions to Step Length Asymmetry: Applications to Split-Belt Adaptation and Hemiparetic Gait. 7th Word Congress of Biomechanics. Boston, MA
  • Harker H. M., Sombric C. J., Sparto P. J., and Torres-Oviedo, G. (2014). Large movement errors during split-belt locomotor adaptation do not affect the generalization of learning to natural walking in older adults. Society for Neuroscience. Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Sombric C. J., Harker H. M., Sparto P. J., and Torres-Oviedo, G. (2014). You only get better with age: age predisposes one to learn new movements slower but to carry over more of what is learned to novel situations. Rehabilitation Institute Research Day. Pittsburgh, PA
  • Torres-Oviedo, G. , Bastian A. J., and Finley J., (2013). Analytical decomposition of gait kinematics reveals spatial and temporal sources of step length asymmetry post-stroke. Dynamic Walking Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Iturralde P. A, Ting L. H., Bastian A. J., and Torres-Oviedo, G. (2013). Learning with pre-existing muscle synergies during human split-belt walking. Society for Neuroscience. San Diego, CA.
  • Torres-Oviedo, G. , Bastian A. J., and Finley J., (2011). Exploring contributions of temporal and spatial strategies to symmetry in human locomotion. Neural Control of Movement. San Juan, PR.
  • Torres-Oviedo, G. ,Vasudevan, E.V.L, Malone L.A., and Bastian A.J., (2010). Context-specificity of locomotor adaptation developed during childhood. Neural Control of Movement. Key Biscayne, FL
  • Torres-Oviedo G. , Malone L.A., and Bastian A.J. (2010). Multiple adaptation rates underlie differences in spatial and temporal adaptation of task space variables in human locomotion. Invited speaker as part of the symposium in Locomotion Session within Track 3.6. in World Congress of Biomechanics. Singapore.
  • Vasudevan E. V. L, Torres-Oviedo, G. , Yang J. F., and Bastian A. J. (2009). Development of motor learning from childhood to adulthood. Society for Neuroscience. Chicago, IL.
  • Torres-Oviedo, G. , Trzcinski N.K, .and Bastian A. J. (2009). How does the error driving the adaptation affect the generalization of a new locomotor pattern as part of the nanosymposium Session 702 Mechanisms of human motor learning. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
  • Malone L.A., Bastian A.J., and Torres-Oviedo, G. (2009) Multiple adaptation rates underlie differences in spatial and temporal adaptation of human locomotion. Neural Control of Movement. Kona, HI.
  • Torres-Oviedo G ., and Bastian A.J. (2009) Seeing is believing: effects of vision and uncertainty on generalization of trained walking patterns: Invited speaker as part of the workshop: "Walking outside the box: new views on locomotion" in Neural Control of Movement 19th Annual Conference, Hawaii HI.
  • Torres-Oviedo G. and Ting L. H.(2008)Muscle synergies account for variability in compensatory responses for human balance. Invited speaker as part of the workshop: "Parsimony in neural control: Are there shared neural mechanisms for feedforward and feedback control of posture?" in Neural Control of Movement 18 Annual Conference, Naples FL.
  • Torres-Oviedo, G .and Bastian A. J. (2008) Uncertainty in sensory feedback increases learning and generalization of locomotor adaptation. Society for Neuroscience ,Washington, DC.
  • Torres-Oviedo, G. and Ting, L.H. (2007) Muscle synergies for human postural control are robustly used across multiple postural configurations. American Society of Biomechanics, Palo Alto, CA.
  • Torres-Oviedo, G. and Ting, L.H. (2007) Robust muscle synergies simplify neural control of human postural responses. International Society for Posture and Gait Research, Burlington, VT.
  • Chvatal, S.A., Torres-Oviedo G. ,and Ting, L.H. (2007) Shared muscle synergies in the stance leg during stepping and non-stepping postural responses. International Society for Posture and Gait Research,Burlington, VT.
  • Torres-Oviedo, G. , Chvatal S.A., and Ting, L.H. (2007) Shared muscle synergies in the stance leg during stepping and non-stepping postural responses. Neural Control of Movement, Seville, Spain.
  • Torres-Oviedo, G. ,Chvatal S.A., and Ting, L.H. (2006) Shared muscle synergies in the stance leg during stepping and non-stepping postural responses. Society for Neuroscience ,Atlanta, GA.
  • Torres-Oviedo, G. and Ting, L.H. (2006) Functional muscle synergies common to postural responses in different postural configurations. Neural Control of Movement, Key Biscayne, FL.
  • Torres-Oviedo, G. ,Trivedi, M.H., Ting, L.H. (2005) Functional muscle synergies controlling balance in humans standing in multiple stance configurations. Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.
  • Torres-Oviedo, G. , Lockhart, D.B., Welch, T.D.J. Ting, L.H. (2005) Dimensional Reduction of Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Muscle Activity for Postural Control. Progress in Motor Control V,State College, PA.
  • Torres-Oviedo G. ,Macpherson J.M., Ting L.H., (2004) Modulation of Muscle Synergies Over Time During Postural Tasks in Cats American Society of Biomechanics 28 Annual Conference, Portland OR.
  • Torres-Oviedo G. ,Macpherson J.M., Ting L.H., (2003) Functional Muscle Groups Controlling Ground Reaction Forces During Postural Equilibrium in Cats. Society for Neuroscience,New Orleans, LA.