Northeastern University
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Boston, MA 02115

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Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Ronsse, R. & Sternad, D. (2010). Bouncing between model and data: stability, passivity, and optimality in hybrid dynamics. Journal of Motor Behavior.
2. Sternad, D., Park, S., Müller, H., & Hogan, N. (2010). Coordinate dependence of variability analysis. PLoS Computational Biology, 6, 4, e1000751.
3. Sanger, T.D., Chen, D., Fehlings, D.L., Hallett, M. et al. (2010). Definitions and classification of hyperkinetic movements in childhood. Movement Disorders. Epub ahead of print.
4. Ronsse, R., Wei, K., & Sternad, D. (2010). Optimal control of a hybrid rhythmic-discrete task: the bouncing ball revisited. Journal of Neurophysiology, 103, 2482-2493.
5. Ehrlenspiel, F., Wei, K., Sternad, D. (2010). Open-loop, closed-loop, and compensatory control: Performance under pressure in a rhythmic task. Experimental Brain Research, 201, 4, 729-741.
6. Van der Wel, R.P.R.D., Sternad, D., & Rosenbaum, D.A. (2010). Moving the arm at different rates: Slow movements are avoided. Journal of Motor Behavior, 1, 29-36.
7. Hogan, N. & Sternad, D. (2009). Sensitivity of smoothness measures to movement duration, amplitude and arrests. Journal of Motor Behavior, 41, 6, 529-534.
8. Ronsse, R., Sternad, D., & Lefevre, P. (2009). A computational model for rhythmic and discrete movements in uni- and bimanual coordination. Neural Computation, 21, 1335-1370.
9. Cohen, R., & Sternad, D. (2009). Variability in motor learning: Relocating, channeling and reducing noise. Experimental Brain Research, 193, 1, 69-83.
10. Duarte, M., & Sternad, D. (2008). Complexity of human postural control: Alterations with aging during prolonged standing. Experimental Brain Research, 191(3), 265-276.
11. Wei, K., Dijkstra, T.M.H., & Sternad, D. (2008). Stability and variability: Indicators for passive stability and active control in a rhythmic task. Journal of Neurophysiology, 99, 3027-3041.
12. Raftery, A., Cusumano, J., & Sternad, D. (2008). Chaotic frequency scaling in a coupled oscillator model for free rhythmic actions. Neural Computation, 20, 1, 205-226.
13. Wei, K., Dijkstra, T.M.H., & Sternad, D. (2007). Passive stability and active control in a rhythmic task. Journal of Neurophysiology, 98, 5, 2633-2646.
14. Hogan, N., & Sternad, D. (2007). On rhythmic and discrete movements: Reflections, definitions and implications for motor control. Experimental Brain Research, 181, 1, 13-30
15. Yu, H., Sternad, D., Corcos, D.M., & Vaillancourt, D. (2007). Cerebellum and motor cortex in Parkinson's disease: Is activation compensatory or disease-related? NeuroImage, 35, 1, 222-233.
16. Müller, H., Frank, T.D., & Sternad, D. (2007). Variability, covariation and invariance with respect to coordinate systems in motor control. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 33, 1, 250-255.
17. Sternad, D., Wei, K., Diedrichsen, J., & Ivry, R.B. (2007). Intermanual interactions during initiation and production of rhythmic and discrete movements in individuals lacking a corpus callosum. Experimental Brain Research, 76, 4, 559-574.
18. Sanger, T., Chen, D., Delgado, M., Gaebler, Spira, D., & Hallett, M. et al. (2006). Definition and classification of negative motor signs in childhood. Pediatrics, 118, 5, 2159-2167.
19. Schaal, S., Sternad, D., Osu, R., & Kawato, M. (2004). Rhythmic arm movements are not discrete. Nature Neuroscience, 7, 10, 1136-1143.
20. Sternad, D. & Dijkstra, T.M.H. (2004). Dynamical stability in the acquisition and performance of rhythmic ball manipulation: Theoretical insights with a clinical slant. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, 21, 3, 215-227.
21. Dijkstra, T.M.H., Katsumata, H., de Rugy, A., & Sternad, D. (2004). The dialogue between data and model:Nonlinear Studies, 11, 3, 319-344. Passive stability and relaxation behavior in a ball bouncing task.
22. Müller, H., & Sternad, D. (2004). Accuracy and variability in goal-oriented movements: decomposition of gender differences in children. Journal of Human Kinetics, 12, 31-50.
23. Müller, H., & Sternad, D. (2004). Decomposition of variability in the execution of goal-oriented tasks -Three components of skill improvement. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 30, 1, 212-233.
24. De Rugy, A., & Sternad, D. (2003). Interaction between discrete and rhythmic movements: reaction time and phase of discrete movement initiation against oscillatory movements. Brain Research, 994, 160-174.
25. Sternad, D. & Dean, W.J. (2003). Rhythmic and discrete elements in multi-joint coordination. Brain Research, 989, 152-171.
26. De Rugy, A., Wei, K., Müller, H., & Sternad, D. (2003). Actively tracking "passive" stability. Brain Research, 982, 1, 64-78.
27. Wei, K., Wertman, G., & Sternad, D. (2003). Interactions between rhythmic and discrete components in a bimanual task. Motor Control, 7, 2, 134-154.
28. Müller, H. & Sternad, D. (2003). A randomization method for the calculation of covariation in multiple nonlinear relations: Illustrated at the example of goal-directed movements. Biological Cybernetics, 89, 22-33.
29. Yu, H., Russell, D.M., & Sternad, D. (2003). Task-effector asymmetries in a rhythmic continuation task. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 29, 3, 616-630.
30. Katsumata, H., Zatsiorsky, V., & Sternad, D. (2003). Control of ball-racket interactions in the rhythmic propulsion of elastic and non-elastic balls. Experimental Brain Research, 149, 17-29.
31. Sternad, D., de Rugy, A., Pataky, T., & Dean, W.J. (2002). Interactions of discrete and rhythmic movements over a wide range of periods. Experimental Brain Research, 147, 162-174.
32. Katsumata, H. & Sternad, D. (2002). Movement coordination from a dynamical systems perspective. Japanese Journal of Biomechanics in Sports and Exercise, 6, 2, 76-95.
33. Sternad, D. (2002). Wachholder and Altenburger 1927: Foundational experiments for current hypotheses on equilibrium point control in voluntary movements. Motor Control, 6, 299-318.
34. Sternad, D. & Corcos, D. (2001). Effect of task and instruction on patterns of muscle activation: Wachholder and beyond. Motor Control, 5, 4, 307-336.
35. Sternad, D., Duarte, M., Katsumata, H., & Schaal, S. (2001). Bouncing a ball: Tuning into dynamic stability. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 27, 5, 1163-1184.
36. Russell, D. & Sternad, D. (2001). Sinusoidal visuomotor tracking: Intermittent servo-control or coupled oscillations? Journal of Motor Behavior, 33, 4, 329-349.
37. Schaal, S., & Sternad, D. (2001). Origins and violations of the 2/3 power law in rhythmic three-dimensional arm movements. Experimental Brain Research, 136, 1, 60-72.
38. Dingwell, J.B., Cusumano, J.P., Cavanagh, P.R., & Sternad D. (2001). Local dynamic stability versus kinematic variability of continuous overground and treadmill walking. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 123, 1, 27-32.
39. Sternad, D., Duarte, M., Katsumata, H., & Schaal, S. (2001). Dynamics of a bouncing ball in human performance. Physical Review E, 63, 011902-1 - 011902-8.
40. Sternad, D. (2000). Debates in dynamics: A dynamic systems perspective on perception and action. Human Movement Science, 19, 407-423.
41. Sternad, D., Dean, W.J., & Schaal, S. (2000). Interaction of rhythmic and discrete pattern generators in single-joint movements. Human Movement Science, 19, 627-664.
42. Sternad, D., & Katsumata, H. (2000). Dynamic stability in the acquisition and performance of a rhythmic skill: An example for a perception-action approach. Journal of Human Kinetics, 4, 57-73.
43. Sternad, D., Dean, W.J., & Newell, K.M. (2000). Force and timing variability in rhythmic unimanual tapping. Journal of Motor Behavior, 32, 3, 249-267.
44. Dingwell, J.B., Cusumano, J.P. Sternad D., & Cavanagh, P.R. (2000). Slower speeds in patients with diabetic neuropathy lead to improved local dynamic stability of continuous overground walking. Journal of Biomechanics, 33, 10, 1269-1277.
45. Sternad, D. (1999). Juggling or bouncing balls: Parallels and differences in dynamic concepts and tools. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 30, 4, 462-489.
46. Sternad, D., Turvey, M.T., & Saltzman, E.L.  (1999). Dynamics of 1:2 coordination:  Generalizing relative phase to n:m rhythms. Journal of Motor Behavior, 31, 3, 207-223.
47. Sternad, D., Turvey, M.T., & Saltzman, E.L.  (1999). Dynamics of 1:2 coordination:  Sources of symmetry breaking. Journal of Motor Behavior, 31, 3, 224-235.
48. Sternad, D., Turvey, M.T., & Saltzman, E.L.  (1999). Dynamics of 1:2 coordination:  Temporal scaling, latent 1:1, and bistability. Journal of Motor Behavior, 31, 3, 236-247.
49. Sternad, D., & Schaal, S. (1999). Segmentation of endpoint trajectories does not imply segmented control. Experimental Brain Research, 124, 118-136.
50. Sternad, D. (1999). Antipodean perspective(s) to motor control. Review Essay on Piek (Ed.): Human motor control. A multidisciplinary perspective. Motor Control, 3, 1, 90-99.
51. Walter, C., Lee, T., & Sternad, D. (1998). Hot topics in motor control and learning: Introduction - The dynamic systems approach to motor control and learning:  Promises, potential limitations and future directions. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 69, 4, 316-318.
52. Sternad, D. (1998). A dynamic systems perspective to perception and action. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 69, 4, 319-326.
53. Sternad, D., Saltzman, E.L., & Turvey, M.T. (1998). Interlimb coupling in a simple serial behavior: A task dynamic approach. Human Movement Science, 17, 393-433.
54. Sternad, D & Newell, K.M. (1997). Modeling movement variability in space and time. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 30, 322.
55. Collins, D.R., Sternad, D., & Turvey, M.T. (1996). An experimental note on defining frequency competition in intersegmental coordination dynamics. Journal of Motor Behavior, 28, 299-303.
56. Amazeen, E.L., Sternad, D., & Turvey, M.T. (1996). Predicting the nonlinear shift of stable equilibria in interlimb rhythmic coordination. Human Movement Science, 15, 521-542.
57. Sternad, D., Amazeen, E.L., & Turvey, M.T. (1996). Diffusive, synaptic and synergetic coupling: An evaluation through inphase and antiphase rhythmic movements. Journal of Motor Behavior, 28, 3, 255-269.
58. Schaal, S., Atkeson, C.G., & Sternad, D. (1996). One-handed juggling: A dynamical approach to a rhythmic task. Journal of Motor Behavior, 28, 2, 165-183.
59. Sternad, D., & Turvey, M.T. (1995). Control parameters, equilibria and coordination dynamics. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 18, 780.
60. Sternad, D., Collins, D.R., & Turvey, M.T. (1995). The detuning factor in the dynamics of interlimb rhythmic coordination. Biological Cybernetics, 73, 27-35.
61. Sternad, D., Turvey, M.T., & Schmidt, R.C. (1992). Average phase difference theory and 1:1 phase entrainment in interlimb coordination. Biological Cybernetics, 67, 223-231.
62. Haas, W., & Sternad, D. (1986). Leistungsphysiologische Aspekte in Aerobic (Physiological aspects of aerobics), Sporttraumatologie, 1, 23-31.

Books

1. Sternad, D. (Editor, 2009). Progress in motor control - A multidisciplinary perspective. New York: Springer.

2. Sternad, D. (2002). Stretching. Munchen: Blv-Verlagsgesellschaft.

3. Sternad, D. (1999/1987). Richtig Stretching (9th revised edition). Munchen: Blv-Verlagsgesellschaft. Translated into French, Spanish, Italian. Hungarian, Dutch.

4. Sternad, D., & Bozdech, K. (1990). Spass mit Stretching (2nd ed.). Munchen: Blv-Verlagsgesellschaft.

5. Sternad, D. (1989). Tag fur Tag topfit. Munchen: Blv-Verlagsgesellschaft.

6. Sternad, D. (1984). Gymnastik. Beweglichkeit, Kraftigung und Ausdauer fur alle (2nd ed.). Munchen: Blv-Verlagsgesellschaft.

Book Chapters

1. Sternad, D. & Abe, M.O. (2010). Variability, noise, and sensitivity to error in learning a motor task. In F. Danion & M.L. Latash, Progress in Motor Control. New York: Springer.

2. Müller, H. & Sternad, D. (2009). Structure of variability - Controlling the uncontrollable. In D. Sternad (Ed.), Progress in motor control - A multidisciplinary perspective. New York: Springer.

3. Sternad, D. (2008). Towards a unified framework for rhythmic and discrete movements: behavioral, modeling and imaging results. In A. Fuchs & V. Jirsa (Eds.), Coordination: neural, behavioral and social dynamics. New York: Springer.

4. Sternad, D. (2006). Stability and variability in skilled rhythmic actions - a dynamical analysis of rhythmic ball bouncing. In M.L. Latash & F. Lestienne (Eds.), Motor control and learning (pp.55-63). New York: Springer.

5. Sternad, D. (2001). Kurt Wachholder: Pioneering electrophysiological investigations on voluntary movements. In M.L. Latash & V.M. Zatsiorsky (Eds.), Classics in movement science (pp.375-408). Urbana Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

6. Russell, D.M., Yu, H., & Sternad, D. (2001). The maintenance tendency during a rhythmic continuation task (pp.145-148). In G.A. Burton & R.C. Schmidt (Eds.), Studies in Perception and Action VI. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

7. Sternad, D., & Katsumata, H. (2000). The role of dynamic stability for the acquisition and performance of a rhythmic skill. In J. Raczek, Z. Waskiewicz, & G. Juras (Eds.), Current research in motor control (pp.55-62). Katowice, PL: Polish Scientific Physical Education Association.

8. Sternad, D., Katsumata, H., Duarte, M., & Schaal, S. (1999). Perceptual information and dynamic stability in a one-handed juggling task. In M. Grealy & J. Thomson (Eds.), Studies in Perception and Action V (pp.170-174). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

9. Sternad, D., Dean, W.J., & Schaal, S. (1999). Interaction of discrete and rhythmic dynamics in single-joint movements. In M. Grealy & J. Thomson (Eds.), Studies in Perception and Action V (pp.282-287). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

10. Dean, W. J., Newell, K.M., & Sternad, D. (1999). Force and timing variability and natural frequency in rhythmic tapping. In M. Grealy & J. Thomson (Eds.), Studies in Perception and Action V (pp.175-178). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

11. Russell, D.M. & Sternad, D. (1999). Changes in multifrequency coordination across practice. In M. Grealy & J. Thomson (Eds.), Studies in Perception and Action V (pp.293-296). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

12. Sternad, D. (1998). A dynamic systems' perceptive to perception and action. In P. Blaser (Ed.), Sport Kinetics '97: Theories of human motor performance and their reflection in practice (pp.45-54). Hamburg: Zwalina Verlag.

13. Sternad, D. (1997). Die amerikanische Bernstein-Rezeption und die USA-Konferenz "Bernstein's traditions in motor control". In P. Hirtz & F. Nuske (Eds.), Die 2. Bernstein-Konferenz (pp.22-33). Hamburg: Cwalina dvs-Schriftenreihe.

14. Sternad, D., & Saltzman, E.L. (1995). Dynamics of 1:2 coordination. In B. Bardy, R. Bootsma, & Y. Guiard (Eds.), Studies in Perception and Action III (pp.57-61). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

15. Sternad, D., Schaal, S., & Atkeson, C.G. (1995). Batting a ball: Dynamics of a rhythmic skill. In B. Bardy, R. Bootsma, & Y. Guiard (Eds.), Studies in Perception and Action III (pp.119-223). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

16. Beek, P., & Sternad, D. (1994). Koordination und Kontrolle von sportmotorischen Fertigkeiten aus okologischer Perspektive (Coordination and control of sport skills from an ecological perspective). In K.-H. Leist, D. Hackfort & J. Loibl (Eds.), Ordnungs- und Organisationsleistungen menschlicher Motorik (pp.73-84). Munchen: TU-Verlag.

17. Translation of: Shaw, R.E., Flasher, O.M., & Mace, W.M. (1994). Dimensions of event perception. In the German edition of W. Prinz & B. Bridgeman (Eds.), Handbook of Perception and Action. Vol I. London: Academic Press.

18. Sternad, D., & Schaal, S. (1993). A genetic algorithm for evolution from an ecological perspective. Santa Fe Institute Proceedings. In L. Nadel & D. Stein (Eds.), 1992 Lectures on Complex Systems. Vol V (pp.647-663). Redwood, CA: Addison Wesley.

19. Schaal, S., & Sternad, D. (1993). Learning of passive motor control strategies with genetic algorithms. Santa Fe Institute Proceedings. In L. Nadel & D. Stein (Eds.), 1992 Lectures on Complex Systems. Vol V (pp.631-645). Redwood, CA: Addison Wesley.

Public Dissemination of Research Results

1. STEM Research Symposium for Students, Northeastern University. The brain and the exponential poer of handwriting - From Movements to Mathematics (&back). April 15, 2010.
2. NSF Highlights, Perception, Action & Cognition, Dynamics of action and perception in a rhythmic task, May 2007.
3. Press Release and News and Views in Nature Neuroscience: Miall, C.R. & Ivry, R. (2004). Moving to a different beat. Nature Neuroscience, 7, 10, 1025-1026.
4. Technological Research News, February 28, 2001: Robots learn soft touch. http://www.trnmag.com/Stories/022801/Robots_learn_soft_touch_022801.html
5. Nature Science Update, January 28, 2001: Chaos on center court. http://www.nature.com/nsu/010104/010104-9.html
6. Plus, Issue 16, 09/01: Robots can't play tennis - yet. http://plus.maths.org/issue16/news/tennis/

7. Revista Pesquisa Fapesp, Edition 67, 08/01: Movement under measure.

Conference Proceedings

1. Lee, M., Roan, M., Sternad, D. & van Werkhoven, H. (2006). Gait analysis to detect hidden external loads. Biomedical Engineering Society Fall Meeting, Chicago, IL, Oct 18-20.

2. Wei, K., Dijkstra, T., & Sternad, D. (2006). Passive stability, perturbations, and active control in a rhythmic task. Abstracts in Neuroscience.

3. Cohen, R., & Sternad, D. (2006). Skill learning and refinement: The role of timing, noise reduction and equifinality in a throwing task. Abstracts in Neuroscience.

4. Neralla, A., Yu, H., & Sternad, D. (2006). Cortical and subcortical control of uni- and bimanual smoothly rhythmic and intermittent movements. Abstracts in Neuroscience.

5. Hogan, N, & Sternad, D. (2006). Discrete and rhythmic movements: Definitions and implications for motor control. Abstracts in Neuroscience.

6. Erdley, J., Weiss, L., Long, L., Sternad, D., Murphy, K., Roan, M. (2006).  "Predicting precursors to IED deployment," 7th International Symposium on Technology and the Mine Problem, Monterey, CA, May 2-4.

7. Neralla, A.S., Yu, H., & Sternad, D. (2005). Uni- and bimanual performance of rhythmic and non-rhythmic movements. Abstracts in Neuroscience, 990.22.

8. Yu, H., Fuchs, A., & Sternad, D. (2005). Two types of control for rhythmic and discrete movement? New results from fMRI. Abstracts in Neuroscience, 774.8.

9. Schaal, S., Kotosaka, S., Sternad, D. (2000). Nonlinear dynamical systems as movement primitives, Proceedings of the 1st IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robotics, 1425-1436.

10. Schaal, S., Sternad, D., Dean, W.J., Kotosaka, S., Osu, R., & Kawato, M. (2000). Reciprocal excitation between biological and robotic research. Sensor Fusion and Decentralized Control in Robotic Systems III, Proceedings of SPIE, 30-40.

11. Dingwell, J.B., Cusumano, J.P., Cavanagh, P.R., & Sternad, D. (1999). Stride-to-stride variability in human walking is not noise. Proceedings of the 23^rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, 58-59.

12. Dingwell, J.B., Cusumano, J.P., Cavanagh, P.R., & Sternad, D. (1999). Walking variability and stability in diabetic neuropathy. Proceedings of the 23^rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, 60-61.

13. Dingwell, J.B., Cavanagh, P.R., & Sternad, D. (1999). Dynamic analysis of human walking: Treadmills, loss of sensation, and comparisons with surrogate data. DETC99/VIB-8360, Proceedings of the 1999 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, 120-129.

14. Schaal, S. & Sternad, D. (1998). Programmable pattern generators. 3^rd International Conference on Computational Intelligence in Neuroscience, 48-51.

15. Dingwell, J.B., Cusumano, J.P., Sternad, D., and Cavanagh, P.R. (1998). Beyond 3D: A nonlinear dynamics approach to the analysis of human locomotion. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on the 3-D Analysis of Human Movement, 140-143.

16. Dingwell, J.B., Cusumano, J.P., Sternad, D., & Cavanagh, P.R. (1998). Using Lyapunov exponents to quantify dynamic stability during continuous overground locomotion. Proceedings of the Third North American Congress on Biomechanics, 125-126.

17. Dingwell, J.B., Ulbrecht, J.S., Sternad, D., & Cavanagh, P.R. (1997). Variability of neuropathic and non-neuropathic subjects walking on a motorized treadmill. Proceedings of the 21^st Annual Conference of the American Society of Biomechanics, 254-255.

Invited Presentations

1. "TBA." Computational principles of sensorimotor learning, Kloster Irsee, Germany, September 13-15, 2009.
2. "Variability, noise, and sensitivity to error in learning a motor task." Computational Science Invited Lectures, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, February 9, 2009.
3. "Variability, noise, and sensitivity to error in learning a motor task." Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Max-Planck-Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Gottingen, Germany, January 13, 2009.
4. "Dynamical stability and variability in human sensorimotor control: Passive stability and active control in a rhythmic task." Northeastern University, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Complex Systems (CIRCS), Boston, December 2, 2008.
5. "Variability, covariation and sensorimotor noise in motor learning and retention." Society for Engineering Science, Champaign Urbana IL, October 12-14, 2008.
6. "Stochastic resonance in the acquisition and control of a perceptual-motor skill." The Turvey Transition, University of Connecticut, June 19-21, 2008.
7. "Variability, noise and sensitivity to error in motor learning." Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford Medical Center, Stanford University, CA, March 20, 2008.

8. "Rhythm 'n' moves - A window into brain and behavior." Institute for Research in Cognitive Science, University of Pennsylvania (IRCS), Philadelphia, February 1, 2008.

9. "Variability, covariation and equifinality in motor learning and retention." Institute for Sport Sciences, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany, January 11, 2008.

10. "Stability and variability in rhythmic and discrete tasks." International Conference Progress in Motor Control VI, Brazil, August 18-21, 2007.

11. "Stability and variability in a rhythmic task: Passive stability and active control in ball bouncing." Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, May 8, 2007.

12. "Towards a framework for rhythmic and discrete movements - Behavioral results, modeling and brain imaging." Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, April 6, 2007.

13. "Analysis of rhythmic and discrete movements: Issues of timing, coordinate systems and primitives." Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, April 5, 2007.

14. "Rhythmic and discrete dynamics: Behavioral and imaging results and a model." Conference and Festschrift for Scott Kelso, Boca Raton, FL, February 23-25, 2007.

15. "Stability and perturbation analyses in a rhythmic task." Workshop on "Mathematical stability analyses in biomechanics und robotics." Center for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Bielefeld, Germany, February 15-17, 2007.

16. "Rhythm 'n' Moves - Behavioral, modeling, and fMRI results on rhythmic and discrete movements", Department of Psychology, University of Potsdam, Germany, December 20, 2006.

17. "Learning, adaptation and transfer - Old issues with some new angles." Department of Movement Sciences, University of Marseille, Marseille, France, October 31, 2006.

18. "Rhythmic and discrete movements - Behavioral and fMRI results." Crossover 2006, Conference at Penn State organized by the Huck Institute, University Park, PA, October 12, 2006.

19. "Rhythm 'n' Moves - Behavioral, modeling, and fMRI results on rhythmic and discrete movements" Behavioral and Brain Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Great Britain, September 5, 2006.

20. "Two types of control for rhythmic and discrete movements? New results from fMRI." Symposium at the Annual Conference of the North American Society for Sport Psychology and Physical Activity, June 3, 2006.

21. "Variability and stability in a rhythmic task: Active and passive control in ball bouncing." Department of Psychology, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, February 24, 2006.

22. "Securing a reliable outcome in short goal-oriented movements - Three components of skill improvement". International Conference on Progress in Motor Control V - A Multidisciplinary Perspective, State College, PA, August 17-20, 2005.

23. "Discrete and rhythmic movements as two units of action: fMRI, behavioral and modeling results." Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, March 11, 2005.

24. "Discrete and rhythmic movements as two units of action: fMRI, behavioral and modeling results." Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, March 7, 2005.

25. "Rhythm 'n' Moves - A window into brain and behavior." National Science Foundation, Washington, DC, February 12, 2005.

26. "Rhythm 'n' Moves - A window into brain and behavior." Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, February 14, 2005.

27. "Rhythm 'n' Moves - A window into brain and behavior." Department of Kinesiology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, February 7, 2005.

28. "The role of resonance in the timing of rhythmic movements". International Scientific Congress on Motor Control, Wisla, Poland, October 23-26, 2004.

29. "Rhythm 'n' Movement." Summer Academy of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, St. Johann, Italy, September 8, 2004.

30. "Rhythmic timing and resonance constraints." 28^th International Conference on Psychology, August 8-13, 2004, Beijing, China.

31. "Discrete and rhythmic movements as two units of action: fMRI and behavioral results." Donders Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Nijmegen, Netherlands, June 24, 2004.

32. "Paradigms in motor control - Overview and examples from a dynamical systems perspective". Institute for Biomechanics, University of Jena, Germany, June 30, 2004.

33. "Tuning into dynamic stability: Acquisition and performance of a rhythmic ball skill." Invited presentation at the International Conference Progress in Motor Control IV, Caen, France, August 22, 2003.

34. "Discrete and rhythmic dynamics as primitives in the control and coordination of action." Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research, Munich, Germany, August 14, 2003.

35. "Discrete and rhythmic dynamics as primitives in the control and coordination of action." Institute of Mathematics and Signal Processing, University of the Armed Forces, Munich, Germany, August 13, 2003.

36. "Period drift and variability in a rhythmic task - Signatures of an oscillator." Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, May 9, 2003.

37. "Discrete and rhythmic dynamics as primitives in the control and coordination of action: Behavioral data and brain imaging". Department of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, December 9, 2002.

38. "Discrete and rhythmic dynamics as primitives in the control and coordination of action: Behavioral data and brain imaging". Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, October 24, 2002.

39. "Discrete and rhythmic dynamics as primitives in the control and coordination of action: Behavioral data and a dynamical model". Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, October 18, 2002.

40. "Acquisition and performance of a rhythmic skill". Symposium of the "Movement Club" at the University of Paris Sud XI, Paris, September 24, 2002.

41. "Discrete and rhythmic dynamics as units of coordinated action: Behavioral data, a dynamic model, and brain imaging results " Department of Mouvement and Perception, University of Marseille, France, September 18, 2002.

42. "Ball bouncing: Acquisition and performance of a rhythmic skill". Center for Research in Sport Sciences University of Paris Sud XI, Paris, May 30, 2002.

43. "Dynamical stability and visual information in rhythmic ball manipulation". Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, October 11, 2001.

44. "Discrete and rhythmic dynamics as primitives in the control and coordination of action: Behavioral data and a dynamical model". Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, October 12, 2001.

45. "Discrete and rhythmic dynamics as units of coordinated action: Behavioral data, a dynamic model, and brain imaging results", Department of Movement Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, May 11, 2001.

46. "Discrete and rhythmic dynamics as units of coordinated action: Behavioral data, a dynamic model, and brain imaging results". Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, May 10, 2001.

47. "Discrete and rhythmic dynamics as units of coordinated action: Behavioral data, a dynamic model, and brain imaging results". Medical School and Clinic for Child Neurology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, April 9, 2001.

48. "Discrete and rhythmic dynamics as units of coordinated action: Behavioral data, a dynamic model, and brain imaging results". Department of Psychology, Berkeley University, Berkeley, CA April 6, 2001.

49. "The role of dynamic stability for the acquisition and performance of a rhythmic skill." University School of Physical Education, University of Katowice, Poland, October 26, 2000.

50. "Rhythm and movement - A dynamic systems perspective". Academy of Physical Education, University of Wroclaw, Poland, October 22, 2000. 

51. "The role of dynamic stability for the acquisition and performance of a rhythmic skill". Invited presentation at the International Scientific Conference Motor Control 2000 at the Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Poland, October 27 - 29.

52. "A dynamic systems perspective to interlimb and intralimb coordination". Department of Sport Science, Technical University of Munich, Germany, July 27, 2000.

53. "Planarity and 2/3 power law in endpoint trajectories of 3D drawing movements". Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Germany, July 20, 2000.

54. "Coordination and control of actions: From intralimb to interlimb coordination". The Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM, June 16, 2000.

55. "Coupled oscillations as a model for bimanual coordination: From interlimb to intralimb coordination". Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus OH, October 22, 1999.

56. "Interaction of rhythmic and discrete pattern generators in human point-to-point movements." Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann Medical School, Allegheny University, Philadelphia, PA, May 12, 1999.

57. "Planarity and 2/3 power law in endpoint trajectories of 3D drawing movements: Generating mechanisms or epiphenomena?" Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, March, 1999.
    

58. "Coordination and control of actions: A dynamic approach to multi-joint movements". The Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM, December, 1998.
    

59. "2/3 power law and movement segmentation in 3D arm movements." Center for Complex Systems, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, April, 1998.
    

60. "A dynamic system's perspective on issues in motor control." Technical University of Munich, Germany, December, 1997.

61. "The dynamic systems approach to movement control." Keynote address at the conference "Sport Kinetics '97", Magdeburg, Germany, 1997.

62. "Oscillatory dynamics for multi-joint coordination." Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Canada, July, 1997.
    

63. "The dynamic systems approach to perception and action: From interlimb to intralimb coordination". Kawato Dynamic Brain Project, ERATO, Japan, June 23, 1997.
    

64. "Dynamics of 1:2 coordination in bimanual rhythmic movement." The Santa Fe Institute for Complex Systems, Santa Fe, NM, April, 1997.
    

65. "Bouncing of a ball: Dynamic stability and the role of visual and haptic perception." Los Alamos National Laboratory, TSA-DO/SA MS M997, Los Alamos, NM, April, 1997.
    

66. "Dynamics of 1:2 coordination in bimanual rhythmic movement." Center for Complex Systems, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, February, 1997.
    

67. "Dynamics of 1:2 coordination in bimanual rhythmic movement." Department for Cybernetic Psychology, University of Dusseldorf, Germany, September, 1996.

68. "Die amerikanische Bernstein-Rezeption und die USA-Konferenz zu Bernstein's Tradition in Motor Control" (The American Bernstein reception and the US conference on Bernstein's traditions in motor control.) Keynote presentation at the  2. Bernstein-Konferenz: Bewegungskoordination und sportliche Leistung integrativ betrachtet, Zinnowitz/Usedom, Germany, September, 1996.
    

69. "Perceptual control of movement, units of action, and dynamical approaches." Los Alamos National Laboratory, TSA-DO/SA MS M997, Los Alamos, NM, May, 1996.
    

70. "A dynamical perspective on the control and coordination of movement." Department for Computer and Information Science, GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1995.
    

71. "Diffusive, synaptic and synergetic coupling: An evaluation through inphase and antiphase rhythmic movements." Department for Cybernetic Psychology, University of Dusseldorf, Germany, 1994.
    

72. "Average phase difference theory and 1:1 phase entrainment in interlimb coordination." Complex Systems Summer School, Santa Fe, NM, 1992.
    

73. "Average phase difference theory and 1:1 phase entrainment in interlimb coordination." 3. dvs-Sommerakademie (Deutsche Vereinigung fur Sportwissenschaften), Berlin, 1992.
    

74. "On the dynamics of serial order in human coordination." Max-Planck-Institut fur Psychologie, Munchen, 1991.
    

75. "Average phase difference theory and 1:1 phase entrainment in interlimb coordination." Department of Psychology, University of Amherst, MA, 1991.
    

76. "Neurophysiological aspects of endurance training on the example of aerobics." Symposium on Sports Medicine, Munchen, 1989.
    

77. "Neurophysiological Aspects of Aerobics and Stretching." Institute for Sports Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1987.
     

Ad hoc Reviewing

Journals:

• Computational Biology
• Brain
• Journal of Neuroscience
• Current Biology
• Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
• Journal of Neurophysiology
• Journal of Applied Physiology
• Biological Cybernetics
• Journal of Applied Biomechanics
• Brain Research
• Experimental Brain Research
• Motor Control
• Acta Psychologica
• Developmental Psychology
• Neuroscience Letters
• Human Movement Science
• IEEE Transactions on Robotics
• Journal of Biomechanics
• Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Grant Institutions:

• National Institute of Health: Study Section Motor Function, Speech and Rehabilitation
• National Science Foundation: Program Perception, Action and Cognition
• NSF Program for Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)
• The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation
• Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Instituts de Recherche en Sante du Canada)
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Memberships in Societies