properties of skeletal muscles in agile locomotion'.
Janneke Schwaner has been awarded a Veni grant for her research Mechano-sensory properties of skeletal muscles in agile locomotion. We walk on tricky surfaces - trails or stairs - without trouble because our brain and muscles work together. However, scientists still don't completely know how this teamwork helps staying agile, highlighted by the inability to design truly agile robots. In her research, Janneke Schwaner will combine two experimental approaches with new computer models to elucidate how our muscles and senses work together to maintain agility on natural terrain. The results will give a better understanding of how muscles and senses maintain agility, contribute to improved (human) musculoskeletal models, as well as inspire the development of devices that assist with movement and rehabilitation.
Janneke Schwaner will in her research at VU Amsterdam be supported by Huub Maas.
Janneke got her PhD from the University of Idaho (US) in 2020 on the topic of the neuromechanics of jumping in kangaroo rats.
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(source VU website).