Falling poses a major threat to the steadily growing population of the elderly in modern-day
society. A major challenge in the prevention of falls is the identification of individuals who …

This paper provides an update on the neural control of bipedal walking in relation to
bioinspired models and robots. It is argued that most current models or robots are based on …

Stability is an important concern during human walking and can limit mobility in clinical
populations. Mediolateral stability can be efficiently controlled through appropriate foot …

In our everyday lives, we negotiate complex and unpredictable environments. Yet, much of
our knowledge regarding locomotion has come from studies conducted under steady-state …

Walking in even the most familiar environment posesses a challenge to humans due to
continuously changing surface conditions such as compliance, slip, or level. These changes …

Background The most common approach to studying dynamic balance during walking is by
applying perturbations. Previous studies that investigated dynamic balance responses …

During running in a natural environment, humans must routinely negotiate varied and
unpredictable changes in ground level. To prevent a fall, changes in ground level, especially …

The cerebral cortex plays an important role in human and other animal adaptation to
unpredictable terrain changes, but little was known about the functional network among the …

Skilled motor performance depends critically on rapid corrective responses that act to
preserve the goal of the movement in the face of perturbations. Although it is well …

In getting from here to there, we continuously negotiate complex environments and
unpredictable terrain. Our ability to stay upright in the face of obstacles, such as holes in the …