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Mark L. Latash, Ph.D.
Mark L. Latash, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Kinesiology
Summary Statement
Mark L. Latash's field of research interest is motor control defined as an area of natural science exploring how the nervous system interacts with other body parts and the environment to produce purposeful, coordinated actions.
Department
Education
Phone
Email
Office Address
268N Recreation Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Fax
814-865-1275
Affiliations
Specializations
- Neural control of movement
- Motor synergies
- Movement disorders
Grants and Research Projects
Dr. Latash has been involved in the development of the equilibrium-point hypothesis and uncontrolled manifold hypothesis using experimental studies of motor coordination during standing, stepping, reaching, and multi-digit (pressing and prehensile) tasks. He has also been interested in changes in motor control and coordination with healthy aging, atypical development, practice, and a range of neurological disorders.
Publications