Affiliated Faculty Profile

James Patton

James Patton

Affiliated Faculty, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Associate Director & Research Scientist, Sensory Motor Performance Program Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Ph.D, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University

Phone: (312) 238-1277
Email: j-patton( at )northwestern.edu

Websites:
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Research Interest:

Robotics for therapeutic neuro-rehabilitation; Robotic teaching; Control of human movement; Haptics; Human-machine interfaces

Selected Publications:

  1. Wei, Y., Patton, J. L., "Forces that Supplement Visuomotor Learning: 'Sensory Crossover' Experiment," in review.
  2. Patton, J. L., Phillips-Stoykov, M.E., Mussa-Ivaldi, F.A., Rymer, W.Z., "The ability to adapt to force fields is preserved in chronic stroke victims," in review.
  3. Sha, D., Patton, J. L., Mussa-Ivaldi, F.A., "Producing smooth movements on a surface leads to learning of its shape" in review.
  4. Patton, J. L., Mussa-Ivaldi, F.A., "Robot-assisted adaptive training: A new paradigm for motor learning," in press, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2003.
  5. Patton, JL, Mussa-Ivaldi, FA, 'Linear combinations of nonlinear models for predicting human-machine interface forces" Biological Cybernetics, 86 (1) 73-87, 2002.
  6. Patton, J. L., Lee, W. A., Pai, Y. C., "Relative stability improves with experience in a dynamic standing task," Experimental Brain Research, 135(1)117-126, 2000
  7. Patton, J. L., Pai, Y. C., Lee, W. A., " Evaluation of a model that determines the stability limits of dynamic balance" Gait & Posture, 9(1): 38-49 1999.

Honors & Awards

  • Vice-chair of the RESNA special interest group on rehabilitation robotics for 2003-2005.
  • BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan. June 1, 1989 to August 31, 1989.
  • SUMMER SCHOLARSHIP, Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) laboratories, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan. June 1, 1988 to August 31, 1988.