EUEmory University · Biomedical Engineering
Balance and Neural Mechanisms Lab
Lena H Ting · Atlanta, Georgia
Research Focus
Dr. Lena H Ting's lab focuses on understanding how our brain and body work together to keep us standing and balanced, particularly as we age or when we have conditions like strokes or Parkinson's disease. Through advanced techniques like brain imaging, her research aims to identify specific neural signals that indicate balance health and fall risk. This will help develop personalized interventions to improve balance and quality of life for those with balance impairments.
balance controlneuromechanicsParkinson's diseasestroke rehabilitationelectroencephalography (EEG)gaitfall riskneural mechanismscognitive-motor interaction
Research Aims
3AIM 01Identify how cortical resources are engaged during balance tasks in different age groups.
AIM 02Analyze the impact of balance task difficulty on brain activity in older adults and stroke survivors.
AIM 03Discover neurophysiological indicators of balance health for personalized interventions.
Skills the Lab Values
electroencephalography (EEG)electromyography (EMG)biomechanical signal measurementhigh-density EEG analysisstructural MRIfunctional MRIdata analysis in neuroscienceneuroimaging techniquesmotor skill assessment
Output against the department
Publications234top 44% of dept.262nd of 595
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Citations11ktop 31% of dept.186th of 595
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