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Rieko Osu
Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo
Smooth, flexible and dexterous human movements
Smooth, flexible and dexterous human movements
Humans are capable of making quick and accurate movements with smoothness and flexibility. Even now, robots are not so good at doing this. Such human movements are achieved by the spring-like properties of the musculoskeletal system and neural mechanisms. I will introduce our research which attempts to elucidate how our brains learn and control dexterous movements.
Biography
1996 Ph. D. in Psychology, Kyoto University, Kyoto
1996 Researcher, Exploratory Research Advanced Technology Organization, Kyoto
2003 Senior Researcher, ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories, Kyoto
2009 Department Head, Department of Motor Control and Rehabilitation, ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories, Kyoto
2015 Director, Consumer Neuroscience, The Nielsen Company Japan, Tokyo
2017 Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo