Joseph T. Francis

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Physiology
    State University of New York
    Downstate Medical Center

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My research interest is centered on developing a fully integrated Brain Machine Interface (BMI) for the control of prosthetic limbs. I feel that our best chance of accomplishing such a goal will involve a unique strategy and point of view, one that can be gained by exploiting several experimental models. Much of my work involves rats, monkeys and humans making reaching movements while interacting with robotic systems. The robotic systems are used to produce novel dynamical situations allowing me to ask questions about motor learning and how different brain regions respond to such learning.

Collaborators: Graduate Students/ Post Docs In The Lab:

John Chapin Shaohua Xu, Lee Von Kraus, Mulugeta Semework

Reza Shadmehr (Motor Learning, Imaging, Robotics, Tennis player)

Steven J Schiff (My PhD Adv, Epilepsy Research + non-linear Dynamics)

Todd M. Hennseesy (My First Adviser)

Paul T. So (non-linear dynamics + Chaos Theory)

Goran Dordevic (Robotics Lab)

Theoden Netoff (Hippocampus and non-linear Dynamics)

Bruce J. Gluckman (Hippocampus, epilepsy and non-linear Dynamics)

Contact Information:

Joseph T. Francis SUNY Downstate Medical Center 450 Clarkson Ave Brooklyn NY 11203

Phone: 718-270-6338 email: joe.francis@downstate.edu

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