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Satyajit Ambike

Neuroscience · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1973
Motor Control and AdaptationMuscle activation and electromyography studiesBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersRobot Manipulation and Learning

Publications

60

Citations

1,118

Est. group size

~5

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

54

Publishing since 1973

Research summary
AI-generated

Satyajit Ambike studies how humans control movement and maintain balance during everyday tasks like walking, stepping over obstacles, and grasping objects with the hands. Much of the work examines how the body coordinates multiple muscles, joints, or fingers together (sometimes called 'motor synergies') to remain stable while still adapting to unexpected events, and how this coordination changes with aging or conditions like Parkinson's disease. The research relies on lab-based movement analysis (e.g., ground reaction forces, grip force, stepping patterns) rather than clinical trials.

Motor control and coordination ('synergies')Balance and gait stabilityObstacle navigation and stepping strategies during walkingHand and finger grasping/prehension controlAging and Parkinson's disease effects on movement

Publication output has grown from a low of about 1 per year in 2018-2019 to a peak of 8 in 2022, and has remained relatively steady at 3-6 per year through 2023-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.6/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 1 publication192020: 3 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 8 publications8222023: 5 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Experimental Brain Research×5
  • PLoS ONE×4
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
  • Motor Control×3
  • Journal of Biomechanics×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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