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Emilio Bizzi

McGovern Institute for Brain Research · US
Area of research
Cognitive Neuroscience · Biomedical Engineering
Research interest
Research interests include Motor Control and Adaptation, Muscle activation and electromyography studies, Action Observation and Synchronization, and Neural dynamics and brain function.
h-index
76
citations
27,529
works
194
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

An Optogenetic Demonstration of Motor Modularity in the Mammalian Spinal Cord
Scientific Reports 2016cited by 53position: lastdoi
Representation of Muscle Synergies in the Primate Brain
Journal of Neuroscience 2015cited by 211position: lastdoi
A Hard Scientific Quest: Understanding Voluntary Movements
Daedalus 2015cited by 37position: firstdoi
Polymer Fiber Probes Enable Optical Control of Spinal Cord and Muscle Function In Vivo
Advanced Functional Materials 2014cited by 84position: middledoi
THE NEURAL ORIGIN OF MUSCLE SYNERGIES
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2013cited by 523position: firstdoi
A theory for how sensorimotor skills are learned and retained in noisy and nonstationary neural circuits
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2013cited by 98position: lastdoi
The neural origin of muscle synergies
Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience 2013cited by 0position: firstdoi
Muscle synergy patterns as physiological markers of motor cortical damage
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2012cited by 642position: lastdoi
Microstimulation Activates a Handful of Muscle Synergies
Neuron 2012cited by 293position: lastdoi

Grants

CRCNS 2013 PI Meeting at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
NSF1329776$30,0002013–2014PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Using a Fully Autonomous Brain-Body Interface to Study the Cortical Dynamics of Learning
NSF1159695$215,0002012–2015PIRePORTER
Computational Mechanisms for Storing Motor Memories in Noisy Neural Circuits: How Activity Patterns Evolve during Learning
NSF0904594$716,6752010–2015PIRePORTER
Acquisition of Computer Equipment
NSF7818373$21,3601978–1980PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Vincent C. K. Cheung · Massachusetts Institute of Technology4 papers (2012–2016)Robert Ajemian · Massachusetts Institute of Technology2 papers (2013–2015)Simon A. Overduin · University of California, Berkeley2 papers (2012–2015)Andrea d’Avella · McGovern Institute for Brain Research2 papers (2012–2015)Vittorio Caggiano · King's College London2 papers (2014–2016)Jose M. Carmena · University of California, Berkeley2 papers (2012–2015)Jinsook Roh · University of Houston1 papers (2015–2015)Stefano Silvoni · University Hospital Heidelberg1 papers (2012–2012)Paolo Bonato · Harvard University1 papers (2012–2012)Andrea Turolla · University of Sheffield1 papers (2012–2012)Jennifer Selvidge · Massachusetts Institute of Technology1 papers (2014–2014)Caoimhe Bennis · Harvard University1 papers (2012–2012) · 1 papers (2012–2012)Ulrich P. Froriep · Massachusetts Institute of Technology1 papers (2014–2014)Helene G. Moorman · Massachusetts Institute of Technology1 papers (2013–2013)Chi Lu · Massachusetts Institute of Technology1 papers (2014–2014)Ryan A. Koppes · Massachusetts Institute of Technology1 papers (2014–2014)Polina Anikeeva · Allen Institute for Brain Science1 papers (2014–2014)Alessandro D’Ausilio · University of Ferrara1 papers (2013–2013)Sabrina Paganoni · Harvard University1 papers (2012–2012)