Core Faculty Profile

Eric J. Perreault

Eric J. Perreault

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

2145 Sheridan Road
Tech E382
Evanston, IL 60208-3107

Email: e-perreault( at )northwestern.edu

Websites:

Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

M.Eng. Electrical Engineering
McGill University, Montréal, PQ

B.Eng. Electrical Engineering
McGill University, Montréal, PQ

Research Interest:

Multi-joint control of movement and posture in able-bodied individuals and individuals with neuromotor pathologies

Selected Publications:

    1. Hu X, Murray WM and Perreault EJ (2011). "Muscle short-range stiffness can be used to estimate the endpoint stiffness of the human arm." J Neurophysiol 105(4): 1633-1641.
    2. Westwick DT and Perreault EJ (2011). "Closed-loop identification: application to the estimation of limb impedance in a compliant environment." IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 58(3): 521-530.
    3. Trumbower, RD, Ravichandran VJ , Krutky MA, Perreault, EJ (2010). "Contributions of Altered Stretch Reflex Coordination to Arm Impairments following Stroke." J Neurophysiol. 102(6):3612-24 (PMC3007635).
    4. Shemmell J, Krutky MA and Perreault EJ (2010). "Stretch sensitive reflexes as an adaptive mechanism for maintaining limb stability." Clin Neurophysiol 121(10): 1680-1689.
    5. Krutky MA, Ravichandran VJ , Trumbower RD and Perreault EJ (2010). "Interactions between limb and environmental mechanics influence stretch reflex sensitivity in the human arm." J Neurophysiol 103(1): 429-440.
    6. Shemmell J, An JH and Perreault EJ (2009). "The differential role of motor cortex in stretch reflex modulation induced by changes in environmental mechanics and verbal instruction." J Neurosci 29(42): 13255-13263.
    7. Pohlmeyer, EA, Oby, ER, Perreault, EJ, Solla, SA, Kilgore, KL, Kirsch, RF, Miller, LE (2009) Toward the Restoration of Hand Use to a Paralyzed Monkey: Brain-Controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation of Forearm Muscles. PLoS One 4(6):e5924.
    8. Cui L, Perreault EJ, Maas H, Sandercock TG (2008) Modeling short-range stiffness of feline lower hindlimb muscles. J Biomech 41: 1945-1952
    9. Finley JM, Perreault EJ, Dhaher YY (2008) Stretch reflex coupling between the hip and knee: implications for impaired gait following stroke. Exp Brain Res 188: 529-540
    10. Perreault EJ, Chen K, Trumbower RD, Lewis GN (2008) Interactions with compliant loads alter stretch reflex gains but not intermuscular coordination. J Neurophysiol, Feb 20 PMID: 18287550