Nidhi Seethapathi

Neuromuscular impairments alter energetic cost landscape curvature and stride speed variability in post-stroke locomotion

Fall risk-aware adaptation explains suboptimal locomotor performance

The paper shows that suboptimal locomotor performance in novel environments results from prioritizing fall risk avoidance, using an inverse adaptation model to infer internal learning parameters.

Foot placement control underlies stable locomotion across species

The paper investigates foot placement control across species, finding shared behavioral signatures and varying control mechanisms based on neuromechanical embodiment.

Magnetoelectric nanodiscs diminish motor deficits in a model of Parkinson's disease

This study develops magnetoelectric nanodiscs (MENDs) for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease models, showing motor improvements and reduced oxidative stress compared to traditional DBS.

Exploration-based learning of a stabilizing controller predicts locomotor adaptation

This paper models locomotor adaptation as interactions between a stabilizing controller and a reinforcement learner, predicting adaptation in various scenarios and capturing learning phenomena.