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Prof. Emilio Bizzi

Institute Professor, Emeritus
McGovern Institute Investigator

Primary DLC

Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

MIT Room: 46-6189
(617) 253-5769

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Motor Systems: Mechanisms and Models
Neural Mechanisms Subserving Programming of Motor Coordination in Vertebrates
Systems and Computational Neuroscience
Computation

Research Summary

Professor Bizzi's research focuses on how the central nervous system translates brain messages signaling motor intent into muscle activation. He recently discovered that the spinal chord contains a map of limb postures that is key to this transformation.Emilio Bizzi's research focuses on how the central nervous system translates brain messages signaling motor intent into muscle activation. He recently discovered that the spinal chord contains a map of limb postures that is key to this transformation.

Recent Work

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