Matt Petrucci

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Title PhD candidate

Biography

PhD Alumni
Neuroscience Program

Email: mpetrucc@illinois.edu

Education

B.S./B.A. Mechanical Engineering, University of San Diego, 2007

Biography

I am a PhD Candidate in the Neuroscience Program here at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I am passionate about understanding the neural correlates of human movement. In particular, I am interested in how we integrate sensory information for the purposes of motor control. My goal is to utilize these principles for rehabilitation device design and performance enhancement.

Projects

Perception vs. action for obstacle crossing while wearing firefighter protective gear
Modulation of gait initiation in Parkinson’s disease using a portable powered ankle-foot orthosis
Integration of industrial design and engineering for device design of adaptive systems http://ideasfp.beckman.illinois.edu/

Research Interest

Neuromechanics
Sensorimotor systems
Neuroplasticity
Motor control and learning

Personal Interests

I am a sports fanatic! I love baseball, football, and golf. I also enjoy playing the guitar and piano.