James M. Finley

This study shows that walking speed-accuracy trade-off is driven by energetic optimization rather than motor noise or visual feedback.

This paper introduces a hierarchical Bayesian framework to estimate subject-specific muscle parameters using EMG and torque data, achieving high accuracy and robustness in musculoskeletal modeling.

This study compares proactive gait adjustments in people with and without stroke during expected and unexpected perturbations, finding that stroke survivors use a general strategy instead of proactive modifications.

This study compares proactive balance control during treadmill accelerations between stroke patients and healthy individuals, finding reduced COM speed reduction in stroke patients.

This study investigates locomotor learning in people with Parkinson's disease using a virtual obstacle task, finding faster learning rates in PD patients compared to controls.

This study investigates how perceived risk of forward versus backward balance disturbances during walking differs between young and older adults and finds no group difference in sensitivity to perturbation type.

This paper identifies distinct subtypes of post-stroke and neurotypical gait behaviors using neural network analysis of kinematic time series data, revealing five clusters with unique kinematic patterns.

The paper identifies and generalizes walking impairment clusters in stroke survivors and controls using spatiotemporal and force data across multiple sites.

This study examines how aging affects visual search efficiency in complex virtual environments, finding greater performance declines in older adults with increased complexity.

This study examines how fast walking affects gait kinematics in stroke survivors compared to neurotypical adults, finding varied biomechanical responses across metrics.

The paper predicts anterior ground reaction force and step length in neurotypical adults using gait speed and individual characteristics.

This study investigates how balance control changes during locomotor adaptation to split-belt treadmill asymmetry, finding that external stabilization reduces initial deviations but not long-term adaptation.

This study shows that people adapt their walking strategy over prolonged split-belt treadmill use to reduce energy cost by acquiring positive work from the treadmill.

This study investigates how asymmetric gait affects intersegmental coordination during walking perturbations, finding that segment-level coordination varies while whole-body dynamics remain stable.

This study shows that split-belt treadmill walking adaptation involves adjusting step length asymmetry to extract mechanical work from the treadmill, reducing metabolic cost and improving walking economy.