Department of Neurology
Mentor: Colum MacKinnon, Ph.D.
Project: Neural mechanisms of impaired axial muscle coupling during turns in people with Parkinson’s disease and freezing of gait
Callen Maupin's project will lead to an increased understanding of the neural mechanisms contributing to impaired turning. The findings from these experiments can be translated into new approaches to improve trunk muscle control, such as physical therapy interventions that target axial muscles and the sequencing of leg and trunk coupling during turns, or the use of novel vestibular training interventions to improve the modulation of vestibulospinal pathways.
