Pruszynski Lab

We study the neural mechanisms of reaching, grasping and object manipulation

Movement appears effortless but actually reflects a myriad of complex interactions between the mechanical properties of the body and a highly distributed neural circuit. We are trying to explain how various parts of the nervous system – from receptors in the skin and muscles to neurons in the brainstem and cerebral cortex – work together to resolve these complex interactions when generating skilled movement of the arm and hand. We expect that our work will yield better treatments for recovering hand and arm function following peripheral nerve injury, spinal cord injury, and stroke.

Contact Information
Andrew Pruszynski, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Sensorimotor Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology, Psychology
Principal Investigator, Brain and Mind Institute
Scientist, Robarts Research Institute
Co-director, Sensorimotor Superlab
Western University in London, Ontario, Canada
p: (519) 663-5777 ext. 24384
e: andrew.pruszynski@uwo.ca
t: @andpru