Lena Ting's Neuromechanics Lab at Emory University. We got balance. We are also interested in motor skill in individuals with specific training in balance.
We are an interdisciplinary research group at Georgia Tech and Emory studying neural and musculoskeletal interactions for walking and balance. We are studying motor deficits and rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injury, stroke, lower limb loss, and healthy aging. Our work uses both experimental and computational approaches to understand how we move. The lab is directed by Lena H. Ting, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Emory University.
Our lab was featured on Georgia Public Broadcasting's show Your Fantastic Mind. Take a peek into our lab!
Science of Movement - Your Fantastic Mind Season 3 - Emory Brain Health Center Researchers at Emory University/Georgia Institute of Technology are studying the science of movement including the neuromechanics of human balance and gait.
09/24/2020
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06/14/2020
06/10/2020
BLM to BMEs Black Lives Matter to Biomedical Engineers Recommendations for Allyship in the BME Community Please note that this document represents the sentiments of a group of BME students. We have been approached by a number of people who desire to provide “support” but are unsure what true and impactful s...
06/10/2020
Today we are taking part in , , and , a nationwide call among scientists and academics to halt our work and take a day to educate ourselves and organize against systemic racism within academia. �
Take Action — #ShutDownAcademia #ShutDownSTEM Shut Down For A Day, Build Better Tomorrows It is not enough to say that you stand in solidarity. We need you to be accountable. We need your actions. We need to see exactly what your short- and long-term plan is to do the work to eradicate racism and create a just, equitable and inclusive STEM f...
06/01/2020
I hope you will follow in watching and discussing this important lecture from a friend and colleague about being a black biomedical engineering professor and how we can collectively cause change.
Neuromechanics Lab on Twitter “I just had an intimate and difficult conversation with my lab about racism, microaggession, our lived experiences, and what we could begin to do about it after watching give the 2017 BMES Diversity Award Lecture together. Will you do the same? https://t.co/LwvgRFHSlh”
03/09/2020
I'm pleased with this interview with SfN's Neuronline series where we discussed creativity, nonlinear thinking, and integrative approaches to science and how these might be barriers to success in science and in particular for women.
Lena Ting on Creative Thinking and Bridging Disciplines to Study Movement Disorders Lena Ting is in the liminal space between computation and neurophysiology, illumining how the brain works with the nervous and musculoskeletal systems to move the body. In this interview she explains how her diverse training experiences allow her to make waves in a new discipline, as director of....
02/13/2020
I learned more about John Portman, and it makes me even happier to hold this Chair.
The Fearless Tech Grad Who Changed 60 Skylines | College of Design The Fearless Tech Grad Who Changed 60 Skylines By Ann W. Hoevel When people describe John Portman, they need to use a lot of commas. He was an architect, a developer, a city planner, an artist, a futurist, and most of all a risk-taker. As an alumnus of the College of Design—he graduated in 1950 wi...
02/13/2020
I'm honored to be appointed as the Portman Professor of Biomedical Engineering. I couldn't have done it without wonderful students, postdoc, colleagues, and collaborators!
I'm excited about pursuing all kinds of new research directions, looking at brain activity in balance, sensory coding, theory of the spinal cord, machine learning in gait, and more!
Lena Ting Elevated to New Appointment | Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University We began in 1997 as a joint program between a public university and private entity - creating leaders in research, academia, and industry.
12/01/2019
New preprint by Kyle Blum on emergent properties of muscle spindle sensory signals based on the biophysics is muscle fiber force and yank of muscles from within the sensors themselves.
Diverse muscle spindle firing properties emerge from multiscale muscle mechanics Sensory information about the body and its mechanical interactions with the environment are critical for neural control of movement. Muscle spindle sensory neurons richly innervate muscles in vertebrates; their firing patterns as muscles stretch have been well characterized experimentally, but have....