Rachael Seidler Ph.D.
| 3060A CCRB |
| Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
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The goals of Dr. Seidler's research are to understand how motor performance becomes more efficient and skilled as a function of practice. Investigations include work with motor-learning deficient populations such as elderly adults and Parkinson's disease patients. Functional imaging is utilized to examine the neural networks contributing to skill performance both in the early and late stages of learning.
Seidler, R. D., Purushotham, A., Kim, S., Willingham, D., Ugurbil, K. & Ashe, J. (2005). Neural correlates of encoding and expression in implicit sequence learning. Experimental Brain Research 165: 114-124.
Seidler, R. D., Noll, D. C., & Thiers, G. (2004). Feedforward and feedback processes in motor control. NeuroImage, 22(4): 1775-1783.
Seidler, R. D. (2004). Multiple motor learning experiences enhance motor adaptability. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 16:65-73.
Stancak, A., Cohen, E., Seidler, R. D., Duong, T. Q., & Kim, S. (2003). The size of corpus callosum and the functional activation of motor cortical areas in bimanual and unimanual movements. Cerebral Cortex, 13, 475-485.
Seidler, R. D., Purushotham, A., Kim, S., Willingham, D., Ugurbil, K. & Ashe, J. (2002). Cerebellum activation associated with performance change but not motor learning. Science, 296, 2043-2046.
Seidler, R. D., Alberts, J. L., & Stelmach, G. E. (2001). "Multi-joint movement control in Parkinson's disease." Experimental Brain Research. 140(3), 335-344
Seidler, R. D., Bloomberg J. J., & Stelmach, G. E. (2001). "Patterns of transfer of adaptation among body segments." Behavioural Brain Research. 122, 145-157.
Seidler, R. D., Bloomberg, J. J., & Stelmach, G. E. (2001). "Context-specific arm pointing adaptation." Behavioural Brain Research, 119(2), 155-166.
Seidler-Dobrin, R. D., He, J., & Stelmach, G. E. (1998). "Coactivation to reduce variability in the elderly." Motor Control, 2, 314-330
Seidler-Dobrin, R. D. & Stelmach G. E. (1998). "Persistence in visual feedback control by the elderly." Experimental Brain Research, 119, 467-474.
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