Publications

2020

  • Jayasinghe, S. A. L., & Ranganathan, R.(2020). Effects of short-term mental imagery and supplemental visual feedback on muscle coordination in a myoelectric task. Journal of Motor Behavior, Epub ahead of print.
  • Ranganathan, R., Lee, M. H., & Newell, K. M. (2020). Repetition without repetition: Challenges in understanding behavioral flexibility in motor skill. Frontiers in psychology, 11, 2018.
  • Aspelund, S., Patel, P., Lee, M. H., Kagerer, F. A., Ranganathan, R., & Mukherjee, R. (2020). Controlling a robotic arm for functional tasks using a wireless head-joystick: A case study of a child with congenital absence of upper and lower limbs. PLoS one, 15(8), e0226052.
  • Lokesh, R., & Ranganathan, R. (2020). Haptic assistance that restricts the use of redundant solutions is detrimental to motor learning. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 28(6), 1373–1380.

2019

  • Lee, M. H., & Ranganathan, R. (2019). Age-related deficits in motor learning are associated with altered motor exploration strategies. Neuroscience, 412, 40-47.
  • Krishnan, C., Dharia, A. K., Augenstein, T. E., Washabaugh, E. P., Reid, C., Brown, S. R., & Ranganathan, R. (2019). Learning new gait patterns is enhanced by specificity of training rather than progression of task difficulty. Journal of Biomechanics, 88, 33-37.
  • Ranganathan, R., Lee, M. H., Padmanabhan, M. R., Aspelund, S., Kagerer, F. A., & Mukherjee, R. (2019). Age-dependent differences in learning to control a robot arm using a body-machine interface. Scientific Reports, 9 (1),1960.
  • Lokesh, R., & Ranganathan, R. (2019). Differential control of task and null space variability in response to changes in task difficulty when learning a bimanual steering task. Experimental Brain Research. 237, 1045-1055.
  • Ghassemi, M., Triandafilou, K., Barry, A., Stoykov, M. E., Roth, E., Mussa-Ivaldi, F. A., Kamper, D. G., & Ranganathan, R. (2019). Development of an EMG-controlled serious game for rehabilitation. IEEE Transactions in Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 27, 283-292.
  • Ranganathan, R., Gebara, R., Andary, M., & Sylvain, J. (2019). Chronic stroke survivors show task-dependent modulation of motor variability during bimanual coordination. Journal of Neurophysiology, 121, 756-763.
  • Dunn, S. L., Robbins, L. B., Smith, S. W., Ranganathan, R., DeVon, H. A., Collins, E. G., Hong, H. G., & Tintle, N. L. (2019). Enhancing physical activity in cardiac patients who report hopelessness: Feasibility testing of an intervention. Health Education Journal, 78, 226-237.

2018

  • Krishnan. C., Washabaugh. E. P., Reid. C. E., Althoen. M. M., & Ranganathan, R. (2018). Learning new gait patterns: Age-related differences in skill acquisition and interlimb transfer. Experimental Gerontology, 111, 45-52.
  • Lin, T. H., Denomme, A., & Ranganathan, R. (2018). Learning alternative movement coordination patterns using reinforcement feedback. Experimental Brain Research, 236,1395-1407.
  • Lee, M. H., Farshchiansadegh, A., & Ranganathan, R. (2018). Children show limited movement repertoire when learning a novel motor skill. Developmental Science. 21(4): e12614.
  • Cardis, M., Casadio, M., & Ranganathan, R. (2018). High variability impairs motor learning regardless of whether it affects task performance. Journal of Neurophysiology, 119, 39-48.

2017

  • Ranganathan, R., Wang, R., Dong, B., & Biswas, S. (2017). Identifying compensatory movements in the upper extremity using a wearable sensor system. Physiological Measurement, 38, 2222-2234.
  • Ranganathan, R. (2017). Reorganization of finger coordination patterns through motor exploration in individuals after stroke. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation, 14, 90.
  • Krishnan, C., Ranganathan, R., & Tetarbe, M. (2017). Interlimb transfer of motor skill learning during walking: No evidence for asymmetric transfer. Gait & Posture, 56, 24-30.
  • Abdollahi, F. Farshchiansadegh, A., Pierella, C., Seanez-Gonzalez, I., Thorp, E., Lee, M. H., Ranganathan, R., Pederesen, J, Chen, D., Roth, E., Casadio, M., & Mussa-Ivaldi, F. A. (2017). Body-Machine Interface enables people with chronic spinal cord injury to take control with their available body movements. A proof of concept study. Neural Rehabilitation and Neural Repair, 31, 487-493.

2016

  • Ranganathan, R., Krishnan, C., Dhaher, Y. Y., & Rymer, W. Z. (2016). Learning new gait patterns: exploratory muscle activity during motor learning is not predicted by motor modules. Journal of Biomechanics, 49, 718-725.
  • Lee, M. H., Ranganathan, R., Kagerer, F., & Mukherjee, R. (2016). Body-machine interface for control of a screen cursor for a child with congenital absence of upper and lower limbs: a case report. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 13, 1.
  • Farshchiansadegh, A., Melendez-Calderon, A., Ranganathan, R., Murphey, T., & Mussa-Ivaldi, F. A. (2016). Sensory agreement guides kinetic energy optimization of arm movements during object manipulation. PLoS Computational Biology, 12, e1004861.

2015

  • Dutta, A., Krishnan, C., Kantak, S. S., Ranganathan, R., & Nitsche, M. A. (2015). Recurrence quantification analysis of surface electromyogram supports alterations in motor unit recruitment strategies by anodal transcranial direct current stimulation. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 33, 663-669.
  • Farshchiansadegh, A., Ranganathan, R., Casadio, M., & Mussa-Ivaldi, F. A. (2015). Adaptation to visual feedback delay in a redundant motor task. Journal of Neurophysiology, 113, 426-433.

2014

  • Ranganathan, R., Wieser, J., Mosier, K. M., Mussa-Ivaldi, F. A., & Scheidt, R. A. (2014). Learning redundant motor tasks with and without overlapping dimensions: Facilitation and interference effects. Journal of Neuroscience, 34, 8289-8299.
  • Krishnan, C., Ranganathan, R., Kantak, S. S., Dhaher, Y. Y., & Rymer, W. Z. (2014). Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation alters elbow flexor muscle recruitment strategies. Brain Stimulation, 7, 443-450.

Book Chapters/Editorials

Ranganathan, R., & Scheidt, R. A. (2017). Organizing and reorganizing coordination patterns. Progress in motor control – theories and translations. Berlin: Springer.