School of Applied Physiology (AP)
Applied Physiology (AP) is focused on understanding the science of movement, the physiological basis of movement control and on instruction related to the importance of maintaining sound physiological systems. Our approach to these tasks involves every biological level utilizing both basic and applied sciences.
At the undergraduate level the School instructs all Georgia Tech students in their health and wellness requirement and offers a Certificate in Health Science addressing students' desire for basic medical science education. At the graduate level AP is the home School for a Focused Master's Program in Prosthetics and Orthotics. Together with units in the College of Engineering our faculty offer cutting-edge instruction coupled with sound clinical training and a foundation in movement science.
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School of Applied Physiology Conferences, Symposia and Workshops [51]
Events that promote new knowledge in movement science
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Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics Presentations of Projects [60]
Graduates in MSPO receive experience in clinical practice, research and development, product design and manufacture, academic and clinical research, and teaching in prosthetics and orthotics. -
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School of Applied Physiology Theses and Dissertations [28]
Original work by students of the School of Applied Physiology
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Limb position sense: Role of limb posture, visual experience, and input from muscle spindle Ia afferents
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-04-02)Limb position sense is the ability to determine location and orientation of limb segments with respect to each other and with respect to the external environment without vision. Limb position sense is critical for accurate ... -
Neurobehavioral Patterns during Action Observation and Execution of Complex Goal-Directed Movements
The production and mastery of complex action begins with action understanding, a process which arises from the observation of others. The mechanisms through which humans engage in action understanding are still debated, ... -
Joint Stiffness Fluctuations are Potentially Associated with Postural Sway
Joint stiffness can be induced by simultaneous contraction of muscles on opposite sides of the joint. When the electrical oscillations of these antagonistic muscles are in-phase, fluctuations in joint stiffness can occur, ... -
Autogenic and intermuscular pathways in cats with partial spinal cord lesions
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-01-15)Bipeds, like humans, stand with two-thirds of their body mass at about two-thirds of their body height above the ground, which, distributed within a relatively narrow base of support, makes us an inherently unstable system. ... -
Does dehydration affect brain structure, function, and cognitive-motor performance?
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-04-06)There is reason to believe body water deficits (dehydration) adversely impact the central nervous system despite protective physiological mechanisms to maintain brain homeostasis. Early animal models suggested severe ... -
Quadrupedal locomotion with a unilateral bone-anchored transtibial prosthesis in the cat
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-11-10)Bone-anchored limb prostheses offer numerous advantages over conventional socket-supported prostheses. As opposed to socket prostheses, loads on a bone-anchored prosthetic limb during natural activities are directly ... -
Neurobehavioral quantification of the transition to explicit awareness in skilled motor learning: Implications for rehabilitation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-11-08)We often take for granted the ability to learn and execute sequential movements in a smooth, automatic manner on a continual daily basis. Unfortunately, many patient populations exhibit deficits in motor learning, impairing ... -
Neuromechanical activity of the wrist muscles during stabilization tasks
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-08-28)Wrist joint stability is vital to hand function and thus overall upper limb function. The overarching goal of the study is to understand the neuromuscular control and mechanical properties of the wrist muscles for wrist ... -
Changes in leg and joint coordination during locomotor adaptation in amputees and able-bodied controls
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-06-06)Activities of daily life require humans to locomote in unfamiliar environments. We respond to these new environments through adaptation, a gradual change in movement parameters in response to a sensory error caused by ... -
Mechanisms of coordination between one- and two-joint synergist muscles
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-04-15)Major muscle groups (e.g. triceps surae, quadriceps, hamstrings, triceps brachii) contain synergist muscles that cross either one or two joints; they are called one- and two-joint muscles. The functional significance of ... -
Substrate-level control of glucose metabolism in C2C12 myotubes
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-03-30)Metabolic flexibility is critical for muscle to maintain proper function and overall health. Muscle adapts to metabolic stress with increasing ATP synthesis by enhancing the rate of glycolysis and mitochondrial respiration. ... -
The influence of wheelchair mechanical parameters and human physical fitness on propulsion effort
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-11-15)The majority of wheelchair studies that attempt to evaluate propulsion efforts across wheelchair configurations examines long and steady propulsion. However, the results of these studies cannot represent performance during ... -
Spatiotemporal patterns of parietofrontal activity and eye movements underlying the visual perception of complex human tool use
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-11-16)When watching a child learning to use a spoon, a mother is immediately able to recognize the error when the child grabs the bowl rather than the stem, or when the child uses the spoon to try and scoop paper. Recognizing ... -
Neuromechanics of locomotion: Insights from the walk-to-run transition in amputees and pedaling in able-bodied individuals
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-10-16)Afferent feedback is important for modulating locomotion and maintaining stability. Studying locomotor extremes and applying perturbations to normal locomotion allows us to probe the effects of afferent feedback on the ... -
Influencing motor behavior through constraint of lower limb movement
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-04-29)Limited knowledge of the neuromechanical response to use of an ankle foot orthosis-footwear combination (AFO-FC) has created a lack of consensus in understanding orthotic motion control as a therapeutic treatment. Lack of ... -
Adaptation of locomotor control in able and impaired human walking
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014-06-13)Extensive research has documented the stereotypical kinematic and kinetic patterns in healthy human walking, but we have a limited understanding of the neuromechanical control principles that contribute to their execution. ... -
Altered intermuscular force feedback after spinal cord injury in cat
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-07-24)Bipeds and quadrupeds are inherently unstable and their bodies sway during quiet stance and require complex patterns of muscle activation to produce direction-specific forces to control the body’s center of mass. The ... -
Understanding the neurophysiology of action interpretation in right and left-handed individuals
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-04-08)Investigating the neurophysiology behind our action encoding system offers a way of probing the underlying mechanisms regarding how we understand seen action. The ability to mentally simulate action (motor simulation) is ... -
Fatigue mechanisms in sedentary and endurance trained adults: effects of nutritional countermeasures
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-04-08)Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for chronic disease; yet the majority of the population does not meet physical activity recommendations, with fatigue being a primary underlying reason. Common nutritional supplements ... -
Promoting enhanced motor planning in prosthesis users via matched limb imitation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014-03-13)As of 2005, there were over 1.5 million amputees living in the United States, more than 548,000 of them with upper extremity involvement. The total number of amputees is projected to rise to at least 2.2 million by 2020. ...
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