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57
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4369
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1977

Overview

John J. Jeka is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of medicine, neuroscience, and health professions. Their work primarily addresses topics related to neurology, physical therapy, cognitive neuroscience, and psychiatry and mental health, emphasizing areas such as balance, gait, and falls prevention, as well as cerebral palsy and movement disorders.

Their recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on motor control, sensory deficits, and rehabilitation mechanisms. Notable papers include:

  • Foot and Ankle Somatosensory Deficits Affect Balance and Motor Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy (2020, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience)
  • Interactions Between Different Age-Related Factors Affecting Balance Control in Walking (2020, Frontiers in Sports and Active Living)
  • A neuromuscular model of human locomotion combines spinal reflex circuits with voluntary movements (2022, Scientific Reports)
  • Persistent Visual and Vestibular Impairments for Postural Control Following Concussion: A Cross-Sectional Study in University Students (2021, Sports Medicine)
  • Reinforcement-based processes actively regulate motor exploration along redundant solution manifolds (2023, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)

Jeka frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Hendrik Reimann, Samuel C. K. Lee, Ashwini Sansare, Stephen DiBianca, and Maelyn Arcodia. These partnerships have contributed to multiple publications and research projects.

Their work has appeared in a variety of scientific venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
  • Scientific Reports
  • Sports Medicine

Areas of study encompass several specialized topics such as motor control and adaptation, muscle activation and electromyography studies, botulinum toxin and related neurological disorders, visual perception and processing mechanisms, and vestibular and auditory disorders.

  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Vestibular and auditory disorders

John J. Jeka's research contributes to a multidisciplinary understanding of human motor functions, sensory integration, and rehabilitation, intersecting clinical and engineering approaches within neuroscience and health sciences.

Best Publications

  • Fingertip contact influences human postural control

    John J. Jeka;James R. Lackner

  • Multisensory fusion: simultaneous re-weighting of vision and touch for the control of human posture.

    Kelvin S Oie;Tim Kiemel;John J Jeka

  • Symmetry breaking dynamics of human multilimb coordination.

    J. A. Kelso;John J. Jeka

  • Light Touch Contact as a Balance Aid

    John J Jeka

  • Control and estimation of posture during quiet stance depends on multijoint coordination.

    Wei-Li Hsu;John P. Scholz;Gregor Schöner;John J. Jeka

  • Controlling human upright posture: velocity information is more accurate than position or acceleration.

    John Jeka;Tim Kiemel;Tim Kiemel;Robert Creath;Fay Horak

  • A unified view of quiet and perturbed stance: simultaneous co-existing excitable modes.

    Robert Creath;Tim Kiemel;Fay Horak;Robert Peterka

  • Coupling of fingertip somatosensory information to head and body sway

    J. J. Jeka;Gregor Schöner;Tjeerd Dijkstra;Pedro Ribeiro

  • The role of haptic cues from rough and slippery surfaces in human postural control.

    John J. Jeka;James R. Lackner

  • Position and Velocity Coupling of Postural Sway to Somatosensory Drive

    John Jeka;Kelvin Oie;Gregor Schöner;Tjeerd Dijkstra

  • Multisensory fusion and the stochastic structure of postural sway.

    Tim Kiemel;Kelvin S. Oie;John J. Jeka

  • Multisensory information for human postural control: integrating touch and vision

    John Jeka;Kelvin S. Oie;Tim Kiemel

  • Precision contact of the fingertip reduces postural sway of individuals with bilateral vestibular loss.

    James R. Lackner;Paul DiZio;John Jeka;Fay Horak

  • Manipulating symmetry in the coordination dynamics of human movement

    John J. Jeka;J. A. S. Kelso

  • Motor equivalent control of the center of mass in response to support surface perturbations

    J. P. Scholz;G. Schöner;W. L. Hsu;J. J. Jeka

  • Haptic cues for orientation and postural control in sighted and blind individuals.

    John J. Jeka;Randolph D. Easton;Billie L. Bentzen;James R. Lackner

  • Postural control in children. Coupling to dynamic somatosensory information.

    José A. Barela;John J. Jeka;Jane E. Clark

  • Modeling the dynamics of sensory reweighting.

    Sean Carver;Tim Kiemel;John J. Jeka

  • DEVELOPMENT OF MULTISENSORY REWEIGHTING FOR POSTURE CONTROL IN CHILDREN

    Woei-Nan Bair;Tim Kiemel;John J. Jeka;Jane E. Clark

  • Identification of Neural Feedback for Upright Stance in Humans: Stabilization rather than Sway Minimization

    Tim Kiemel;Yuanfen Zhang;John J. Jeka

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim Kiemel
Tim Kiemel University of Maryland, College Park
Jane E. Clark
Jane E. Clark University of Maryland, College Park
Fay B. Horak
Fay B. Horak Oregon Health & Science University
James R. Lackner
James R. Lackner Brandeis University
Francesco Lacquaniti
Francesco Lacquaniti University of Rome Tor Vergata
Yuri P. Ivanenko
Yuri P. Ivanenko Collège de France
Scott M. Williams
Scott M. Williams Case Western Reserve University
Robert J. Peterka
Robert J. Peterka Oregon Health & Science University
Paul DiZio
Paul DiZio Brandeis University

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