Deborah A. Barany
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Deborah A. Barany investigates the neural and behavioral mechanisms underlying human motor control, with a particular focus on how the brain plans and executes reaching movements. Her research bridges motor neuroscience and rehabilitation, exploring how sensory feedback and cognitive processes shape movement in both healthy individuals and clinical populations. In her 2023 study on object motion and feedforward motor responses, Barany demonstrated how the brain rapidly adjusts motor commands when stopping virtual projectiles, offering insights into predictive control during dynamic interactions. Her 2024 work, which has already garnered attention, examines accuracy deficits in children with cerebral palsy during time-constrained reaching tasks. Using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), she revealed altered prefrontal cortex activity in these children, highlighting the role of higher-order planning regions in motor impairments. This study provides a novel framework for understanding action planning deficits in cerebral palsy and suggests potential targets for robotic and neurorehabilitation interventions. With her growing body of work, Barany is establishing herself as a key contributor to the fields of motor control, developmental neuroscience, and rehabilitation engineering.
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