Valeriya Gritsenko

Université de Montréal, West Virginia University

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Valeriya Gritsenko’s research lies at the intersection of motor control, biomechanics, and neuroscience, with a focus on how the central nervous system (CNS) orchestrates complex, multijoint movements. Her major contributions include pioneering work on descending corticospinal control of intersegmental dynamics, where she demonstrated how the CNS overcomes interaction torques—passive forces that propagate motion between limb segments—to achieve accurate movement. This foundational study (2011) has garnered 59 citations, underscoring its influence on understanding motor coordination. More recently, Gritsenko has advanced the assessment of poststroke movement deficits, showing that muscle torques and joint accelerations are more sensitive measures than traditional joint angles. Her 2021 paper (11 citations) revealed that estimating muscle moments can quantify subtle impairments in intersegmental coordination after stroke, leading to a novel assessment method. This work bridges basic biomechanics and clinical rehabilitation, offering tools to detect deficits invisible to standard motion analysis. Gritsenko’s research is notable for its translational impact, providing mechanistic insights into motor control while directly informing stroke rehabilitation strategies. Her work continues to shape how researchers and clinicians understand and measure neural control of movement.