Dr Aymar de Rugy
MSc, PhD(Marseille)
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Motor Control
Contact details
Rm 424
Phone: (+61) 7 3365 6104
Fax: (+61) 7 3365 6877
E-mail: aymar@hms.uq.edu.au
Personal web page: http://www.uq.edu.au/~uqagoull
Background
Aymar de Rugy is a Research Fellow in the School of Human Movement Studies. He joined the School in January 2004 as a University of Queensland Postdoctoral Research Fellow after a two-year research fellowship at the Dept. of Kinesiology of the Pennsylvania State University (USA). He completed his PhD on the control of visually guided locomotion in 2001 at the University of the Mediterranean (France). Dr de Rugy was a recipient of a 2005 UQ Early Career Researcher Grant, and his research is currently funded by the Australian Research Council.
Research Interests
Coordinated movement of the human body requires control strategies that take into account the complex mechanical interactions between multiple joints and muscles, as well as the basic structure and organization of the nervous system. The aim of Dr de Rugy’s research program is to systematically assess the respective contribution of these factors to the control of multi-joint movements of the human arm, and create a mathematical model that captures the essential elements of the movement control system. His approach involves a novel and sophisticated combination of neurophysiological and biomechanical techniques and simulation, and should yield important insights into the control of human movement that have direct relevance for rehabilitation, prosthesis design, and robotics.
For a list of Dr de Rugy’s research projects, please refer to the UQreSEARCHers website.
Selected Publications
de Rugy, A., Riek, S., Oytam, Y., Carroll, T.J., Davoodi, R., Carson, R.G. (In Press). Neuromuscular and biomechanical factors codetermine the solution to motor redundancy in rhythmic multijoint arm movement. Experimental Brain Research.
de Rugy, A., Oullier, O. & Temprado, J.-J (2008). Stability of rhythmic visuo-motor tracking does not depend on relative velocity. Experimental Brain Research, 184(2) 269-273.
Carson, R.G., Smethurst, C.J., Oytam, Y., de Rugy, A. (2007). Postural context alters the stability of bimanual coordination by modulating the crossed excitability of corticospinal pathways. Journal of Neurophysiology, 97(3) 2016-23.
de Rugy, A., Riek, S., & Carson , R.G. (2006). Influence of predominant patterns of coordination on the exploitation of interaction torques in a two-joint rhythmic arm movement. Experimental Brain Research, 175 (3) 459-52.
de Rugy, A., Salesse, R., Oullier, O. & Temprado, J.-J (2006). A neuro- mechanical model for interpersonal coordination. Biological Cybernetics, 94, 427-443.
de Rugy, A., Riek, S., & Carson , R.G. (2006). Neuromuscular-skeletal constraints on rhythmic entrainment in a two-joint arm movement. Journal of Motor Behavior, 38, 7-14.
Dijkstra, T.H.H., Katsumata, H., de Rugy, A., & Sternad, D. (2004). The dialogue between data and model: Passive stability and relaxation behavior in a ball bouncing task. Nonlinear Studies, 11 (3), 319-344.
de Rugy, A., Müller, H., Wei, K., Sternad, D. (2003). Actively tracking 'passive' stability in a ball bouncing task. Brain Research, 982, 64-78.
de Rugy, A., & Sternad, D. (2003). Interaction between discrete and rhythmic movements: Reaction time and phase of the discrete movement initiation against oscillatory movements. Brain Research, 994, 160-174.
Montagne, G., Buekers M.J., Camachon, C., de Rugy, A., & Laurent, M. (2003). The learning of goal-directed locomotion: A perception-action perspective. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology A, 56(3), 551-567.
Sternad, D., de Rugy, A., Pataky, T., & Dean, W. (2002). Interaction of discrete and rhythmic movement over a wide range of movement periods. Experimental Brain Research, 147, 162-174.
de Rugy, A., Taga, G., Montagne, G., Buekers M.J., & Laurent, M. (2002). Perception-action coupling model for human locomotor pointing. Biological Cybernetics, 87, 141-150.
de Rugy, A., Montagne, G., Buekers M.J., & Laurent, M. (2002). Temporal information for spatially constrained locomotion. Experimental Brain Research, 146(2), 129-141.
Montagne, G., Buekers, M.J., de Rugy, A., Camachon, C., & Laurent, M. (2002). The control of human locomotion under various task constraints. Experimental Brain Research, 143, 133-136.
de Rugy, A., Montagne, G., Buekers M.J., & Laurent, M. (2001). Spatially constrained locomotion under informational conflict. Behavioral Brain Research, 123(1), 11-15.
de Rugy, A., Montagne, G., Buekers M.J., & Laurent, M. (2000). The control of human locomotor pointing under restricted informational conditions. Neuroscience Letters, 281(2-3), 87-90.
de Rugy, A., Montagne, G., Buekers M.J., & Laurent, M. (2000). The study of locomotor pointing in virtual reality: The validation of a test set-up. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computer, 32(4), 515-520.
Buekers M.J., Montagne, G., de Rugy, A., & Laurent, M. (1999). The regulation of externally paced human locomotion in virtual reality. Neuroscience Letters, 275(3), 171-174.