Publications

Book Chapters

  • Ting, L.H., Chiel H.J. (2017) "Chapter 12: Muscle, biomechanics, and implications for neural control". In: The Neurobiology of Motor Control: Fundamental Concepts and New Directions, Hooper, S. L., Büschges, A., eds. Wiley, New York  [download PDF]
  • Allen, J.L., Ting L.H. (2015) "Why is neuromechanical modeling of posture and locomotion so hard?". In: Neuromechanical Modeling of Posture and Locomotion, Prilutsky, B. I., Edwards, D. H., eds.  Springer, Berlin   [download PDF]

  • Ting, L.H., Allen J.L. (2014) "Neuromechanics of Postural Control". In: Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience, Jaeger, D., Jung, R., eds. Springer Science+Business Media, New York  

  • Ting, L.H., Chvatal S.A. (2011) "Decomposing muscle activity in motor tasks: methods and interpretation ". In: Experiments Motor Control: Theories, and Applications, Danion, F., Latash, M. L., eds. Oxford University Press, New York  [download PDF, Matlab tutorial]

  • Ting, L.H. (2008) "Postural Synergies". In: Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, Binder, M. D., Hirokawa, N., Windhorst, U., Hirsch, H. C., eds.  Springer, Berlin

Reviews and Commentaries

  • Lin, D.C., McGowan, C.P., Blum, K.P., Ting, L.H.(2019) Yank: the time derivative of force is an important biomechanical variable in sensorimotor systemsJournal of Experimental Biology, 
  • Payne, A.M.,Ting, L.H., Hajcak, G. (2019) Do sensorimotor perturbations to standing balance elicit an error-related negativity? Psychophysiology Mar 1:e13359. doi: 10.1111/psyp.13359. [download PDF]
  • Drnach, L, Ting, L.H.* (2019) Ask this robot for a helping hand. Nature Machine Intelligence, 1:8-9. [download PDF]
  • Sober, S.J., Sponberg, S., Nemenman, I., Ting, L.H.*(2018) Millisecond spike timing codes for motor control. Trends in Neuroscience, 41(10):644-648. [download PDF]
  • Ting, L.H., Chiel H.J., Trumbower R.D., et al. (2015). Neuromechanical principles underlying movement modularity and their implications for rehabilitation. Neuron, 86(1):38-54. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2015.02.042. PMC4392340  [download PDF]

  • Sawers, A., Ting L.H. (2014). Perspectives on human-human sensorimotor interactions for the design of rehabilitation robots. J Neuroeng Rehabil, 11:142. doi:10.1186/1743-0003-11-142. PMC4197261  [download PDF]

  • Ting, L.H., Chvatal S.A., Safavynia S.A., McKay J.L. (2012). Review and perspective: neuromechanical considerations for predicting muscle activation patterns for movement. Int J Numer Method Biomed Eng, 28(10):1003-1014. doi:10.1002/cnm.2485. PMC4121429  [download PDF]

  • Safavynia, S.A., Torres-Oviedo G., Ting L.H. (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. PMC3143193 [download PDF]

  • Ting, L.H., van Antwerp K.W., Scrivens J.E., et al. (2009). Neuromechanical tuning of nonlinear postural control dynamics. Chaos, 19(2):026111. doi:10.1063/1.3142245. PMC2832047 [download PDF]

  • Chiel, H.J., Ting L.H., Ekeberg O., Hartmann M.J. (2009). The brain in its body: motor control and sensing in a biomechanical context. J Neurosci, 29(41):12807-12814. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3338-09.2009. PMC2794418 [download PDF]

  • Ting, L.H., McKay J.L. (2007). Neuromechanics of muscle synergies for posture and movement. Current opinion in neurobiology, 17(6):622-628. doi:10.1016/j.conb.2008.01.002. PMC4350235 [download PDF]

  • Ting, L.H. (2007). Dimensional reduction in sensorimotor systems: a framework for understanding muscle coordination of posture. Progress in brain research, 165:299-321. doi:10.1016/s0079-6123(06)65019-x. PMC4121431 [download PDF]

Recent Abstracts

  • Alshareef, A., Stephens, J. D., Ting, L. H. , Sawicki, G. S., (2022) How do elastic exoskeletons influence muscle spindle feedback? North American Congress on Biomechanics. August 21-25, Ottowa, Canada.
  • Rosenberg MC, Winner TS, Berman GJ, Kesar TM, Ting LH (2022). How does motor complexity alter gait quality? Data-driven analysis of simulated motor impairments, North American Congress on Biomechanics. August 21-25, Ottowa, Canada. [Oral]
  • Beck, O.N., Shepherd, M.K., Rastogi, R. Ting, L.H., Sawicki, G.S. Exoskeletons need to react faster than reflexes to improve standing balance. North American Congress on Biomechanics. August 21-25, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Winner, T.S., Kesar, T.M., Ting, L. H., Berman, G.J. (2022) Data-driven gait signatures reveal individual-specific differences in gait dynamics post-stroke. Neural Control of Movement. July 25-29, Dublin, Ireland. [oral]
  • Mirdamadi, J.L, Peters, S., Stuart, S. (2022). Cortical control of human balance and mobilityNeural Control or Movement. Dublin, IE. Oral Presentation.
  • Boebinger, S.E., Payne, A. M., Ghosn, N., Mirdamadi, J.L., Borich M.R., Ting, L. (2022) Common sensory information encoding balance error drives both cortical and muscle activity during reactive balance. Neural Control of Movement. Dublin, IE. Poser.
  •  Martino G., Beck O.N., Rastogi R., Ting, L.H. (2022). Agonist-antagonist muscle co-activation does not improve reactive balance response but increases sensory feedback. International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress. July 3-7, Montreal, Canada.
  • Martino G., Beck O.N., Rastogi R., Ting L.H. (2022) Shear wave tensiometry of the Achilles tendon to estimate muscle force and coactivation during balance perturbations. International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress. July 3-7, Montreal, Canada.
  • Rosenberg, M.C., Winner, T.S., Berman, G.J., Ting, L.H. Kesar, T.K. (2022) Speed-induced changes in paretic-limb propulsion and holistic gait quality are correlated only in high-functioning stroke survivors. International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress. July 3-7, Montreal, Canada.
  • Stephens,  J.D., Simha, S. N., Abbott, E. M., Wood, L., Nardelli, P., Cope, T. C., Ting, L. H., Sawicki, G. S. (2022) Muscle fascicle length does not explain spindle firing rates in passive stretches of rat gastrocnemius with added tendon compliance. International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress. July 3-7, Montreal, Canada.
  • Mason, C.F., Lopez, A.J., Glover, T.J., Ting, L.H., Borich, M.R., Kesar, T.M., (2022) Individual differences in neural connectivity from prefrontal cortex to cortical and spinal motor circuits during tandem stance are associated with balance ability. International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress. July 3-7, Montreal, Canada.
  • Payne, A.M., McKay, J.L., Ting, L.H. (2022) Cortical N1 responses to balance perturbations are differentially associated with balance and cognitive impairments in Parkinson’s disease.International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress. July 3-7, Montreal, Canada.
  • Lopez, A.J., Glover, T.J., Mason, C.F., Ting, L.H., Borich, M.R., Kesar, T.M. (2022) Descending cortical modulation of spinal sensorimotor circuits is reduced in neurotypical older adults during postural and volitional muscle activation. International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress. July 3-7, Montreal, Canada.
  • Kerr, K.G., Mirdamadi, J.L., Borich, M.R., Payne, A.M., Ting, L.H., Boebinger, S.E. (2022) Cortical gamma activity is evoked during reactive balance control and increases with perturbation difficulty. International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress. July 3-7, Montreal, Canada.
  • Mirdamadi, J.L., Boebinger, S.E., Kerr, K.G., Ting, L.H., Borich, M.R. (2022). Higher pre-stimulus sensorimotor beta activity during standing balance perturbations is associated with worse whole-body motion perception. International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress. July 3-7, Montreal, Canada. (edited)
  • Jones, S.A., Martino, G., McKay J.L., Ting, L.H. (2022) The effect of secondary tasks on the standing shortening reaction in people with Parkinson’s disease. International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress. July 3-7, Montreal, Canada.
  • Rastogi, R., Shepherd, M.K., Sawicki, G.S., Ting, L.H., Beck, O.N. (2022). Ankle exoskeleton torque improves reactive standing balance capacity if delivered before physiological response. International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress. July 3-7, Montreal, Canada.
  • Beck O.N., Martino G., Ting L.H. (2022) Background muscle activity decouples muscle fascicle excursion from joint rotation and drives long latency feedback response during support surface translations. International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress. July 3-7, Montreal, Canada.
  • Wu, M., Drnach, L., Bong, S. M., Song, Y. S., & Ting, L. H. (2022). Human-Human Hand Interactions Aid Balance During Walking by Haptic Communication. International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress. July 3-7, Montreal, Canada.
  • Willaert, J., Martino G., Van Campenhout, A., Desloovere, K., Ting, L.H., De Groote F (2022) Antagonistic muscle activity during reactive balance control is increased in children with spastic CP  International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress. July 3-7, Montreal, Canada.
  • Boebinger, S.B., Payne, A.M., Ghosn, N.J, Mirdamadi, J.L., Borich, M.R., Ting, L.H. (2022) Greater cortical sensorimotor beta activity evoked during reactive balance recovery may indicate reduced automaticity of balance correcting muscle activity. International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress. July 3-7, Montreal, Canada.
  • Simha, S.N., Campbell, K.S., Sawicki, G.S., Ting, L.H. (2022). Modeling muscle’s intrinsic resistance to stretch: implications for simulations of perturbed posture. International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress. July 3-7, Montreal, Canada.
  • Winner, T.S., Kesar, T.M., Ting, L. H., Berman, G.J. (2022) A data-driven, dynamical approach to identify individual-specific signatures of healthy and impaired gait. International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress. July 3-7, Montreal, Canada. [oral]
  • Mirdamadi, J.L., Boebinger, S.E., Kerr, K.G., Ting, L.H., Borich, M.R. (2022). Sensorimotor cortical activity is associated with whole-body motion perceptual ability. Organization for Human Brain Mapping. June 19-23, Glasgow, Scotland.
  • Palmer JA, Payne AM, Mirdamadi, JL, Ting LH, Borich MR (2022) Perturbation-evoked cortical response speed during balance recovery biasing paretic and nonparetic lower limbs is associated with weight-bearing asymmetry and walking speed capacity post-stroke, Mobile Brain Imaging (MoBI) conference, June 4-7, San Diego.
  • Rosenberg, M.C., Liu, J.T., Winner, T.S., Berman, G.J., Ting, L.H., Kesar, T.M. (2022). The fastest may not be the best: Analysis of the effects of gait speed on multiple biomechanical gait variables post-stroke. American Society of Neurorehabilitation. March 31 - April 02, St. Louis, USA.
  • Mirdamadi, J.L., Palmer, J.A., Payne, A.M., Ting, L.H., Borich, M.R. (2022). Different cortical oscillatory signatures during reactive balance are associated with distinct aspects of balance control post-stroke. American Society of Neurorehabilitation. March 31 - April 02, St. Louis, USA
  • M. Wu, L. Drnach, S. M. Bong, Y. S. Song, and L. H. Ting (2022) Human-Human Hand Interactions Aid Balance During Walking by Haptic Communication, ACM/IEEE HRI 2022 Workshop on Modeling Human Behavior in Human-Robot Interactions, March 10-11, virtual.
  • Martino, G, De Groote, F, Ting, LH (2021) Muscle spindle gamma drive and spinal reflex gain cause dissociable kinematic outcomes in neuromechanical simulations of the knee-jerk reflex, Neural Control of Movement Annual Meeting. April 20-22, Virtual. [poster]

Conference Proceedings

  • Drnach L., Allen, J.L., Essa I., Ting L.H. (2019) A Data-Driven Predictive Model of Individual-Specific Effects of FES on Human Gait DynamicsInternational Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Montreal May, 2019 [44% acceptance rate]. [download PDF]
  • Drnach L., Essa I., Ting L.H. (2018) Identifying Gait Phases from Joint Kinematics during Walking using Switched Linear Dynamical Systems. IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, Enschede, the Netherlands, August 26-29.  [download PDF]

Preprints

  • Payne A.M., McKay, J.L., Ting, L.H. (2022) Distinct features of the cortical N1 response to balance perturbation are associated with balance and cognitive impairments in Parkinson’s diseaseCerebral Cortex [PDF]

  • M. Wu, Y. Qiu, J. Ueda, and L. H. Ting (2022) "A Versatile Emulator for Physical Human-Robot Hand Interactions to Alter Human Walking," IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters and The 9th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics & Biomechatronics (BioRob 2022). [PDF]

  • Rosenberg M.C., Christianson H., Liu J., Santucci V., Sims P., Schilder A., Zajac-Cox L., Winner T.S., Ting L.H., Kesar T.M. (2022) Fastest may not be the best: differential and individual-specific immediate effects of gait speed on biomechanical variables post-stroke. medRxiv 2022.12.14.22283438; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.14.22283438
  • Winner, T.S., Rosenberg M.C., Kesar, T.M., Ting, L.H., Berman, G.J. (2022) Discovering individual-specific gait signatures from data-driven models of neuromechanical dynamics. BioRxiv doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.22.521665

  • Horslen B.C., Milburn, G.N., Blum, K.P., Simha, S.N., Campbell K.S. Ting L.H.History-dependent muscle resistance to stretch remains high after small, posturally-relevant pre-movements BioRxiv doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.22.521697

Manuscripts

  • Beck, O.N., Shepherd, M.K., Rastogi, R., Martino, G., Ting, L.H., Sawicki, G.S. (2023) Exoskeletons need to react faster than physiological responses to improve standing balance, Science Robotics. 8(75). DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.adf1080 [download PDF]
  • Qiu, Y, Wu, M, Ting, LH, Ueda, J, (2022) Prefilter Design for Improved Spectral Flatness of Physical Pseudorandom PerturbationsIEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. 
  • Payne, A.M., Palmer, J.A., McKay, J.L., Ting, L.H., (2021) Lower Cognitive Set Shifting Ability Is Associated With Stiffer Balance Recovery Behavior and Larger Perturbation-Evoked Cortical Responses in Older Adults, Front Aging Neuroscience. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.742243. [download PDF]
  • Wu, M., Drnach, L., Bong, S.M., Song, Y.S., Ting, L.H. (2021) Human-human hand interactions assist balance during walking by haptic communication, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2021.735575 [download PDF]
  • Boebinger, S.E., Brothers, R., Bong, S., Sanders, B., Ting, L.H., Buckley, E. M. (2021) Diffuse optical spectroscopy assessment of oxygen metabolism in the leg musculature. Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy Assessment of Resting Oxygen Metabolism in the Leg Musculature. Metabolites. 11(8):496. doi: 10.3390/metabo11080496. PMCID: PMC8400025 [download PDF]
  • Qiu, Y., Wu, M., Ting, L.H., Ueda, J. (2021) Maximum Spectral Flatness Control of a Manipulandum for Human Motor System Identification, Robotics and Automation Letters,6(2):3271-3278, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2021.306396 [download PDF]
  • J.L. McKay, L., Lang, K.C., Bong, S.M., Hackney, M.E., Factor, S.A., Ting, L.H.* (2021) Abnormal center of mass feedback responses during balance: a potential biomarker of falls in Parkinson’s disease, PLoS ONE16(5): e0252119. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0252119. eCollection 2021. PMCID: PMC8158870 [download PDF]
  • Palmer, J.A., Payne A.M., Ting, L.H., Borich, M.B. (2021) Cortical engagement metrics during reactive balance are associated with distinct aspects of balance behavior in older adults, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 13:684743. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.684743. eCollection 2021. PMCID: PMC8317134 [download PDF]
  • Stamenkovic, A., Ting, L.H., Stapley, P.J. (2021) Evidence for constancy in the modularity of trunk muscle activity preceding reaching: Implications for the role of preparatory postural activity. Journal of Neurophysiology [download PDF]
  • Payne, A.M., Ting, L.H.* (2020) Balance perturbation-evoked cortical N1 responses are larger when stepping and not influenced by motor planning, J Neurophysiol. 2020 Sep 1;124(3):868-882. doi: 10.1152/jn.00739.2019. Epub 2020 Aug 12. PMID: 32783597; PMCID: PMC7509294. [download PDF]
  • Ghosn N.J., Palmer, J.A., Borich, M.B., Ting, L.H., Payne A.M. (2020) Cortical beta oscillatory activity evoked during reactive balance recovery scales with perturbation difficulty and individual balance ability. Brain Sci. 2020 Nov 16;10(11):860. doi: 10.3390/brainsci10110860. PMID: 33207570; PMCID: PMC7697848. [download PDF]
  • Martino G., McKay J.L., Factor S.A., Ting L.H.* (2020) Neuromechanical Assessment of Activated vs. Resting Leg Rigidity Using the Pendulum Test Is Associated With a Fall History in People With Parkinson’s Disease, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Dec 9;14:602595. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.602595.eCollection 2020; PMCID: PMC7756105  [download PDF]
  • Blum, K.P., Horslen, B., Campbell K.S., Nardelli P., Cope T.C., Ting L.H.* (2020) Diverse and complex muscle spindle firing properties emerge from multiscale muscle mechanics.  Elife. 2020 Dec 28;9:e55177. doi: 10.7554/eLife.55177. PMID: 33370235; PMCID: PMC7769569. [download PDF]
  • Van Wouwe, T., Ting, L.H., De Groote, F. (2020) Interactions between initial posture and task-level goal explain experimental variability in postural responses to perturbations of standing balance.  J Neurophysiol. 2020 Dec 16. doi: 10.1152/jn.00476.2020. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33326357 [download PDF]
  • Allen, J. L., Carey, H. D., Ting, L. H. & Sawers, A. (2020) Generalization of motor module recruitment across standing reactive balance and walking is associated with beam walking performance in young adults. Gait & Posture 82:242–247 doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.09.016. [download PDF]
  • Payne, A. M., Sawers, A., Allen, J. L., Stapley, P. J., Macpherson, J. M. & Ting, L. H. (2020) Reorganization of motor modules for standing reactive balance recovery following pyridoxine-induced large-fiber peripheral sensory neuropathy in cats. Journal of Neurophysiology 124:868-882 doi:10.1152/jn.00739.2019. [download PDF]
  • Willaert J., Desloovere K., Van Campenhout, A., Ting, L.H., De Groote, F., (2020) Movement history influences pendulum test kinematics in children with spastic cerebral palsyFront. Bioeng. Biotechnol. doi:10.3389/fbioe.2020.00920. [download PDF]
  • Gill, J.P., Garcia, S., Ting, L.H., Wu, M., Chiel, H.J. (2020) neurotic: Neuroscience Tool for Interactive CharacterizationeNeuro, 7(3) ENEURO.0085-20.202. doi:10.1523/ENEURO.0085-20.2020. [download PDF]
  • Payne, A. M., & Ting, L. H. (2020) Worse balance is associated with larger perturbation-evoked cortical responses in healthy young adults. Gait and Posture, 80:324-330. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.06.018[download PDF]
  • Bong S.M., McKay J.L., Factor S., Ting L.H. (2019) Perception of whole-body motion during balance perturbations is impaired in Parkinson's disease and is associated with balance impairment. Gait and Posture, 76:44-50. doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.10.029. [download PDF]
  • Allen, J.L., Kesar, T.M., Ting, L.H. (2019) Motor module generalization across balance and walking is impaired after strokeJournal of Neurophysiology, 2019 Jul 1;122(1):277-289. doi: 10.1152/jn.00561.2018. Epub 2019 May 8. PMID:31066611.[download PDF]
  • McKay, J.L., Hackney, M.E., Factor, S.A., Ting, L.H. (2019) Lower-limb rigidity is associated with frequent falls in Parkinson disease. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 6(6):446-451. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.12784. PMID:31392245.[download PDF]
  • Smith, D.M., Sohn, M.H., Ting, L.H.* (2019) Effects of kinematic complexity and number of muscles on musculoskeletal model robustness to muscle dysfunction. PLoS One. 2019 14(7):e0219779. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219779. PMID:31339917. [download PDF]
  • Blum, K.P.,Nardelli P., Cope T.C., Ting L.H.* (2019) Noncontractile tissue forces mask muscle fiber forces underlying muscle spindle Ia afferent firing rates in stretch of relaxed rat muscle. Journal of Experimental Biology, 222(Pt 15). pii: jeb196287. doi: 10.1242/jeb.196287. PMCID:PMC6703702.[download PDF]
  • Sauder,R., AllenJ.L., Ting, L.H., Kesar, T.M., Fregly, B.J. (2019) Computational Design of FastFES Treatment to Improve Propulsive Force Symmetry during Post-stroke GaitFrontiers in Neurorobotics. 13:80. doi: 10.3389/fnbot.2019.00080. PMCID: PMC6779709.
  • Payne, A.M.,Hajcak, G., Ting, L.H.* (2018) Dissociation of muscle and cortical response scaling to balance perturbation acceleration. Journal of Neurophysiology, 121(3):867-880. [download PDF]
  • Lang, K.C., Hackney, M.E. Ting, L.H., McKay, J.L. (2019) Increased antagonist muscle activity during reactive balance responses is related to both Parkinson’s disease status and impaired balance ability. PLoS ONE, 14(1): e0211137. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211137
  • Allen, J.L., Ting, L.H., Kesar, T.M. (2018) Stroke gait rehabilitation using functional electrical stimulation induces changes in ankle muscle coordination. Frontiers in Neurology, 9:11:27. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.01127. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2018.01127
  • De Groote, F., Blum, K.P., Horslen, B.C.,Ting, L.H.*(2018) Interaction between muscle tone, short-range stiffness and increased sensory feedback gains explains key kinematic features of the pendulum test in spastic cerebral palsy: A simulation study. PLoS ONE, Oct 18;13(10):e0205763. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205763. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205763
  • McKay, J.L., Lang, K.C., Ting, L.H., Hackney, M.E. (2018) Impaired set shifting is associated with previous falls in individuals with and without Parkinson’s disease. Gait and Posture 62:220-226. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.02.027. [download PDF
  • Blum, K.P., Lamotte D'Incamps, B., Zytnicki D., Ting, L.H. (2017) Force encoding in muscle spindles during stretch of passive muscle. PLoS Comput Biol, 13(9):e1005767. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005767. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005767
  • Chang, Y.H., Ting, L.H. (2017) Mechanical evidence that flamingos can support their body on one leg with little active muscular force. Biol Lett, 13(5). pii: 20160948. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0948. PMCID: PMC5454233.  [download PDF]
  • Chen, T.L., Bhattacharjee, T., Beer, J.M., Ting, L.H., Hackney, M.E., Rogers, W.A., Kemp, C.C. (2017) Older adults’ acceptance of a robot for partner dance-based exercise. PLoS ONE, 12(10): e0182736. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182736
  • De Groote, F., Allen, J. L., Ting, L. H. (2017) Contribution of muscle short-range stiffness to initial changes in joint kinetics and kinematics during perturbations to standing balance: A simulation study. J Biomech, 55, 71-77. doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.02.008.  [download PDF]
  • Song, Y.S., Ha S., Shu H., Ting L.H., Liu C.K. (2017) Stair Negotiation Made Easier Using Novel Interactive Energy-Recycling Assistive Stairs. PLoS ONE, 12(7), e0179637. doi: 10.1152/jn.00813.2016. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179637
  • Sawers, A., Bhattacharjee T., McKay J.L., Hackney M.E., Kemp C.C., Ting L.H. (2017) Small Forces Can Communicate Movement Goals and Distinguish Expert and Novice Human-Human Physical Interaction. J Neuroeng Rehabil, 14(1), 8. doi: 10.1186/s12984-017- 0217-2.  [download PDF]
  • Sawers, A., Pai Y.C., Bhatt T., Ting L.H. (2017) Neuromuscular responses differ between slip-induced falls and recoveries in older adults. J Neurophyiol, 117(2):509-522. doi: 10.1152/jn.00699.2016. PMCID: PMC5288485. [download PDF]
  • Allen, J.L., McKay J.L., Hackney M.E., Ting L.H. (2017) Increased neuromuscular consistency in gait and balance after partnered, dance-based rehabilitation in Parkinson’s disease. J Neurophysiol, 118(1), 363-373. doi: 10.1152/jn.00813.2016. PMCID: PMC5501921.  [download PDF]
  • Versteeg, C.,Ting L.H., Allen J.L. (2016) Hip and ankle responses for reactive balance emerge from varying priorities to reduce effort and kinematic excursion: A simulation study. Journal of Biomechanics, 49(14):3230-3237.doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.08.007. [download PDF]
  • Puntkattalee, M.J., Whitmire C.J., Macklin A.S., Stanley G.B., Ting L.H. (2016) Directional acuity of whole body perturbations during standing balance. Gait and Posture, 48:77-82. [download PDF]
  • McKay, J.L., Ting L.H., Hackney M.E. (2016) Balance, body motion, and muscle activity after dance-based rehabilitation in individuals with Parkinson's disease: a pilot study. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy, 40: 257–268. [download PDF]
  • Sohn, M.H., Ting L.H. (2016) Suboptimal Muscle Synergy Activation Patterns Generalize their Motor Function across Postures. Front Comput Neurosci, 10:7. doi:10.3389/fncom.2016.00007. PMC4740401. https://doi.org/10.3389/fncom.2016.00007
  • Simpson, C.S., Sohn M.H., Allen J.L., Ting L.H. (2015) Feasible muscle activation ranges based on inverse dynamics analyses of human walking. J Biomech, 48(12):2990-2997. doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.07.037. PMC4592831 [download PDF]
  • Sawers, A., Ting L.H. (2015) Beam walking can detect differences in walking balance proficiency across a range of sensorimotor abilities. Gait Posture, 41(2):619-623. doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.01.007.[download PDF]
  • Sawers, A., Allen J.L., Ting L.H. (2015) Long-term training modifies the modular structure and organization of walking balance control. J Neurophysiol, 114(6):3359-3373. doi:10.1152/jn.00758.2015. PMC4868379 [download PDF]
  • Chen, T.L., Bhattacharjee T., McKay J.L., et al. (2015) Evaluation by Expert Dancers of a Robot That Performs Partnered Stepping via Haptic Interaction. PLoS One, 10(5):e0125179. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0125179. PMC4438977 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125179
  • Welch, T.D., Ting L.H. (2014) Mechanisms of motor adaptation in reactive balance control. PLoS One, 9(5):e96440. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096440. PMC4014487 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096440
  • Joseph Jilk, D., Safavynia S.A., Ting L.H. (2014) Contribution of vision to postural behaviors during continuous support-surface translations. Exp Brain Res, 232(1):169-180. doi:10.1007/s00221-013-3729-4. PMC4065169 [download PDF]
  • Hayes, H.B., Chvatal S.A., French M.A., Ting L.H., Trumbower R.D. (2014) Neuromuscular constraints on muscle coordination during overground walking in persons with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury. Clin Neurophysiol, 125(10):2024-2035. doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2014.02.001. PMC4133333 [download PDF]
  • Bolger, D., Ting L.H., Sawers A. (2014) Individuals with transtibial limb loss use interlimb force asymmetries to maintain multi-directional reactive balance control. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon), 29(9):1039-1047. doi:10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2014.08.007. PMC4337775 [download PDF]
  • Bartlett, H.L., Ting L.H., Bingham J.T. (2014) Accuracy of force and center of pressure measures of the Wii Balance Board. Gait Posture, 39(1):224-228. doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.07.010. PMC3842432 [download PDF]
  • Sohn, M.H., McKay J.L., Ting L.H. (2013) Defining feasible bounds on muscle activation in a redundant biomechanical task: practical implications of redundancy.J Biomech, 46(7):1363-1368. doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.01.020. PMC4021711 [download PDF]
  • Safavynia, S.A., Ting L.H. (2013) Sensorimotor feedback based on task-relevant error robustly predicts temporal recruitment and multidirectional tuning of muscle synergies. J Neurophysiol, 109(1):31-45. doi:10.1152/jn.00684.2012. PMC3545166 [download PDF]
  • Safavynia, S.A., Ting L.H. (2013) Long-latency muscle activity reflects continuous, delayed sensorimotor feedback of task-level and not joint-level error. J Neurophysiol, 110(6):1278-1290. doi:10.1152/jn.00609.2012. PMC3763153 [download PDF]
  • McKay, J.L., Welch T.D., Vidakovic B., Ting L.H. (2013) Statistically significant contrasts between EMG waveforms revealed using wavelet-based functional ANOVA. J Neurophysiol, 109(2):591-602. doi:10.1152/jn.00447.2012. PMC3545469 [download PDF]
  • Chvatal, S.A., Ting L.H. (2013) Common muscle synergies for balance and walking. Front Comput Neurosci, 7:48. doi:10.3389/fncom.2013.00048. PMC3641709 [download PDF]
  • Chvatal, S.A., Macpherson J.M., Torres-Oviedo G., Ting L.H. (2013) Absence of postural muscle synergies for balance after spinal cord transection. J Neurophysiol, 110(6):1301-1310. doi:10.1152/jn.00038.2013. PMC3763149 [download PDF]
  • Bingham, J.T., Ting L.H. (2013) Stability radius as a method for comparing the dynamics of neuromechanical systems. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng, 21(5):840-848. doi:10.1109/TNSRE.2013.2264920. PMC4387576 [download PDF]
  • Safavynia, S.A., Ting L.H. (2012) Task-level feedback can explain temporal recruitment of spatially fixed muscle synergies throughout postural perturbations. J Neurophysiol, 107(1):159-177. doi:10.1152/jn.00653.2011. PMC3349688 [download PDF]
  • McKay, J.L., Ting L.H. (2012) Optimization of muscle activity for task-level goals predicts complex changes in limb forces across biomechanical contexts. PLoS Comput Biol, 8(4):e1002465. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002465. PMC3325175 [download PDF]
  • Chvatal, S.A., Ting L.H. (2012) Voluntary and reactive recruitment of locomotor muscle synergies during perturbed walking. J Neurosci, 32(35):12237-12250. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.6344-11.2012. PMC3465667 [download PDF]
  • Bunderson, N.E., Bingham J.T., Sohn M.H., Ting L.H., Burkholder T.J. (2012) Neuromechanic: a computational platform for simulation and analysis of the neural control of movement. Int J Numer Method Biomed Eng, 28(10):1015-1027. doi:10.1002/cnm.2486. PMC4347873 [download PDF]
  • Chvatal, S.A., Torres-Oviedo G., Safavynia S.A., Ting L.H. (2011) Common muscle synergies for control of center of mass and force in nonstepping and stepping postural behaviors. J Neurophysiol, 106(2):999-1015. doi:10.1152/jn.00549.2010. PMC3154805 [download PDF]
  • Bingham, J.T., Choi J.T., Ting L.H. (2011) Stability in a frontal plane model of balance requires coupled changes to postural configuration and neural feedback control. J Neurophysiol, 106(1):437-448. doi:10.1152/jn.00010.2011. PMC3129728[download PDF]
  • Trivedi, H., Leonard J.A., Ting L.H., Stapley P.J. (2010) Postural responses to unexpected perturbations of balance during reaching. Exp Brain Res, 202(2):485-491. doi:10.1007/s00221-009-2135-4. PMC4059204 [download PDF]
  • Torres-Oviedo, G., Ting L.H. (2010) Subject-specific muscle synergies in human balance control are consistent across different biomechanical contexts. J Neurophysiol, 103(6):3084-3098. doi:10.1152/jn.00960.2009. PMC2888239 [download PDF]
  • Clark, D.J., Ting L.H., Zajac F.E., Neptune R.R., Kautz S.A. (2010) Merging of healthy motor modules predicts reduced locomotor performance and muscle coordination complexity post-stroke. J Neurophysiol, 103(2):844-857. doi:10.1152/jn.00825.2009. PMC2822696 [download PDF]
  • Bunderson, N.E., McKay J.L., Ting L.H., Burkholder T.J. (2010) Directional constraint of endpoint force emerges from hindlimb anatomy. J Exp Biol, 213(Pt 12):2131-2141. doi:10.1242/jeb.037879. PMC2878289 [download PDF]
  • Welch, T.D., Ting L.H. (2009) A feedback model explains the differential scaling of human postural responses to perturbation acceleration and velocity. J Neurophysiol, 101(6):3294-3309. doi:10.1152/jn.90775.2008. PMC2694108 [download PDF]
  • Welch, T.D., Ting L.H. (2008) A feedback model reproduces muscle activity during human postural responses to support-surface translations. J Neurophysiol, 99(2):1032-1038. doi:10.1152/jn.01110.2007. [download PDF]
  • Scrivens, J.E., Deweerth S.P., Ting L.H. (2008) A robotic device for understanding neuromechanical interactions during standing balance control. Bioinspir Biomim, 3(2):026002. doi:10.1088/1748-3182/3/2/026002. [download PDF]
  • McKay, J.L., Ting L.H. (2008) Functional muscle synergies constrain force production during postural tasks. J Biomech, 41(2):299-306. doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.09.012. PMC4350792 [download PDF]
  • Bunderson, N.E., Burkholder T.J., Ting L.H. (2008) Reduction of neuromuscular redundancy for postural force generation using an intrinsic stability criterion. J Biomech, 41(7):1537-1544. doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.02.004. PMC4121430 [download PDF]
  • van Antwerp, K.W., Burkholder T.J., Ting L.H. (2007) Inter-joint coupling effects on muscle contributions to endpoint force and acceleration in a musculoskeletal model of the cat hindlimb. J Biomech, 40(16):3570-3579. doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.06.001. PMC4346316 [download PDF]
  • Torres-Oviedo, G., Ting L.H. (2007) Muscle synergies characterizing human postural responses. J Neurophysiol, 98(4):2144-2156. doi:10.1152/jn.01360.2006. [download PDF]
  • McKay, J.L., Burkholder T.J., Ting L.H. (2007) Biomechanical capabilities influence postural control strategies in the cat hindlimb. J Biomech, 40(10):2254-2260. doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.10.013. PMC3137431 [download PDF]
  • Macpherson, J.M., Everaert D.G., Stapley P.J., Ting L.H. (2007) Bilateral vestibular loss in cats leads to active destabilization of balance during pitch and roll rotations of the support surface. J Neurophysiol, 97(6):4357-4367. doi:10.1152/jn.01338.2006. [download PDF]
  • Lockhart, D.B., Ting L.H. (2007) Optimal sensorimotor transformations for balance. Nat Neurosci, 10(10):1329-1336. doi:10.1038/nn1986. [download PDF]
  • Bunderson, N.E., Ting L.H., Burkholder T.J. (2007). Asymmetric interjoint feedback contributes to postural control of redundant multi-link systems. Journal of neural engineering, 4(3):234-245. doi:10.1088/1741-2560/4/3/009. PMC3137134 [download PDF]
  • Torres-Oviedo, G., Macpherson J.M., Ting L.H. (2006). Muscle synergy organization is robust across a variety of postural perturbations. J Neurophysiol, 96(3):1530-1546. doi:10.1152/jn.00810.2005. [download PDF]
  • Stapley, P.J., Ting L.H., Kuifu C., Everaert D.G., Macpherson J.M. (2006). Bilateral vestibular loss leads to active destabilization of balance during voluntary head turns in the standing cat. J Neurophysiol, 95(6):3783-3797. doi:10.1152/jn.00034.2006. [download PDF]
  • Ting, L.H., Macpherson J.M. (2005). A limited set of muscle synergies for force control during a postural task. J Neurophysiol, 93(1):609-613. doi:10.1152/jn.00681.2004. [download PDF]
  • Ting, L.H., Macpherson J.M. (2004). Ratio of shear to load ground-reaction force may underlie the directional tuning of the automatic postural response to rotation and translation. J Neurophysiol, 92(2):808-823. doi:10.1152/jn.00773.2003. [download PDF]
  • Stapley, P.J., Ting L.H., Hulliger M., Macpherson J.M. (2002). Automatic postural responses are delayed by pyridoxine-induced somatosensory loss. J Neurosci, 22(14):5803-5807. doi:20026600. [download PDF]
  • Brizzi, L., Ting L.H., Zytnicki D. (2002). Positive proprioceptive feedback elicited by isometric contractions of ankle flexors on pretibial motoneurons in cats. J Neurophysiol, 88(5):2207-2214. doi:10.1152/jn.01051.2001. [download PDF]
  • Ting, L.H., Kautz S.A., Brown D.A., Zajac F.E. (2000). Contralateral movement and extensor force generation alter flexion phase muscle coordination in pedaling. J Neurophysiol, 83(6):3351-3365. [download PDF]
  • Ting, L.H., Kautz S.A., Brown D.A., Zajac F.E. (1999). Phase reversal of biomechanical functions and muscle activity in backward pedaling. J Neurophysiol, 81(2):544-551. [download PDF]
  • Ting, L.H., Raasch C.C., Brown D.A., Kautz S.A., Zajac F.E. (1998). Sensorimotor state of the contralateral leg affects ipsilateral muscle coordination of pedaling. J Neurophysiol, 80(3):1341-1351. [download PDF]
  • Ting, L.H., Blickhan R., Full R.J. (1994). Dynamic and static stability in hexapedal runners. J Exp Biol, 197:251-269. [download PDF]
  • Blickhan, R., Full R.J., Ting L.H. (1993). Exoskeletal strain: evidence for trot-gallop transition in rapidly moving ghost crabs. Journal of Experimental Biology 179:301-321. [download PDF]
  • Full, R.J., Blickhan R., Ting L.H. (1991). Leg design in hexapedal runners. J Exp Biol, 158:369-390. [download PDF]