Brad Farrell
Interests:
Biomechanics of locomotion and posture. Mechanisms of accurate target stepping. Balance strategies during walking in complex natural environments.
Education:
PhD - Student in Applied
Physiology, 2006 - present, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. Research advisor Dr. Prilutsky,
co-advisor Dr. Beloozerova.
BS - in Biomedical Engineering, 2006, Georgia Institute of Technology,
Experience:
Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2005-2006, Dept of
Applied Physiology,
Graduate Research Assistant, 2006 - present, Dept of
Applied Physiology, Georgia Institute of Technology,
1. Farrell BJ, Bulgakova M,
Beloozerova IN, Prilutsky BI. Walking with different
support bases. (In preparation)
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3. Beloozerova IN, Farrell BJ, Sirota MG, and Prilutsky BI.
Differences in movement mechanics, electromyographic,
and motor cortex activity between accurate and non-accurate stepping. J. Neurophysiol., 103: 2285-2300, 2010. PDF
4. Prilutsky BI, Klishko AN, Farrell
B, Harley L, Phillips G, Bottasso CL. Movement coordination
in skilled tasks: Insights from optimization. In: Advances in Neuromuscular
Physiology of Motor Skills and Muscle Fatigue (Shinohara M Ed.), Research
Signpost (Accepted).
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Presentations:
1. Farrell
BJ, Bulgakova MA, Sirota
MG, Prilutsky BI, Beloozerova IN. Frontal plane
mechanics and activity of motor cortex during locomotor
tasks with challenging requirements for lateral stability. Submitted for Soc.
Neurosci. Meeting, 2011.
2. Klishko AN, Farrell
BJ, Latash ML, Prilutsky BI. Paw trajectories of cat fore- and hindlimbs are stabilized during swing of walking on a flat
surface and horizontal ladder. Soc. Neurosci. Meeting, 2010.
3. Bulgakova M, Farrell BJ, Gregor RJ, Prilutsky BI.
Short-term motor adaptation to denervation of feline
selected ankle extensor muscles results in preservation of ankle mechanical
output during locomotion. Soc. Neurosci.
Meeting, 2010.
4. Farrell
BJ, Bulgakova M, Hodson-Tole
EE, Shah S, Gregor RJ, Prilutsky
BI. Short-term locomotor adaptations to denervation of lateral gastrocnemius
and soleus muscles in the cat. Soc. Neurosci.
Meeting, 658.11, 2009.
5. Farrell
BJ, Stout EE, Sirota MG, Beloozerova IN, Prilutsky BI Accurate target stepping in the cat: the
full-body mechanics and activity of limb muscles. Soc. Neurosci.
Meeting, 860.7, 2008.
6. Farrell
BJ, Beloozerova IN, Prilutsky BI. Three dimensional
kinematics and kinetics of the center of mass of the cat during walking on a
narrow walkway. The North American Congress on Biomechanics. August
2008. The
7. Farrell
BJ, Beloozerova IN, Prilutsky BI. Full-body
kinematics during precise stepping in the cat. Second South East Biomechanics
Conference, April 2007,
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Farrell B, Astary G, Kumar R. Design of
a fatigue testing apparatus for a spinal stabilization device. Senior
Design Project, 2006.