Faculty Guide

Title

Meshulam and Judith Riklis Professor of Physiology

Neuroscience
Psychology
Volen National Center for Complex Systems

Expertise

Spatial orientation. Human movement control. Adaptation to unusual force environments.

Awards and Honors

International Neuropsychological Symposium Fellow (2009)

International Academy of Astronautics (1985)

Tuttle Award, Aerospace Medical Association, for "outstanding research contributions to aerospace medicine" (1985)

Judith & Meshulam Riklis Chair (1977)

Courses Taught

NPSY	17a	Hand and Brain
NPSY	120b	Man in Space
PSYC	302a	Proseminar in Brain, Body, and Behavior II
PSYC	316a	Psychology Research Seminar

Scholarship

Bakshi A, DiZio P, Lackner JR. "Adaptive crossover of involuntary automatic response and fall recovery response with respect to voluntary postural sway.." J. Neurophysiol. (2013). (forthcoming)

Bakshi A, DiZio P, Lackner JR. "Statistical Analysis of Quiet Stance Sway in 2-D." Exp Brain Res (2013). (forthcoming)

Pigeon, P., DiZio, P., Lackner, James R. "Immediate compensation for variations in self-generated Coriolis torques related to body dynamics and carried objects.." J. Neurophysiol. (2012). (forthcoming)

Piovesan, D., Pierobon A., DiZio P., Lackner, James R. "Measuring multi-joint stiffness during single movements: Numerical validation of a novel Time-Frequency approach. PLos ONE. In press.." PLos ONE 7. 3 (2012).

Carriot J., Bryan A., DiZio P., Lackner J.R.. "The oculogyral illusion: retinal and oculomotor factors." Exp Brain Res 209. 3 (2011): 415-423.

Carriot J., Cian C., Paillard A., Denise P., Lackner J.R.. "Influence of multisensory graviceptive information on the apparent zenith." Exp Brain Res 208. (2011): 569-579.

Piovesan D., Pierobon A., DiZio P., Lackner J.R.. "Comparative Analysis of Methods for Estimating Arm Segment Parameters and Joint Torques from Inverse Dynamics." J Biomech Eng 133. 3 (2011).