Dr. Cooper is a clinical neurologist specializing in movement disorders and a research physiologist specializing in control of voluntary movement. His long term goal is to combine the two roles fruitfully. He studies pathophysiology of the extrapyramidal motor system with a particular focus on basal ganglia and Parkinson's disease and on deep brain stimulation. His research is with human subjects and he collaborate extensively with bioengineers, neurosurgeons, and neuropsychologists.
