Christine Sutter

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Christine Sutter’s research explores the intersection of sensorimotor control, human perception, and aging, with a particular focus on how the brain integrates conflicting sensory feedback during limb movements. Her major contributions center on understanding how individuals perceive their own actions when visual and proprioceptive cues are mismatched—a critical challenge for robotics, rehabilitation, and human-machine interaction. In her highly cited 2012 study (22 citations), Sutter demonstrated that both younger and older adults show marked uncertainty in evaluating voluntary movements when visual feedback is removed, with age-related differences emerging during active versus passive motion. Her subsequent work (16 citations) revealed that mirrored visual feedback disrupts the anticipation of distal movement effects, highlighting the role of visual context in motor planning. Sutter’s findings have practical implications for designing assistive technologies and training protocols that accommodate age-related declines in sensory integration. By systematically dissecting how mode of movement control and feedback shape perception, she has advanced foundational knowledge in cognitive neuroscience and human factors, making her work essential reading for students and researchers studying motor cognition, aging, and human-robot interaction.