Kurt A. Thoroughman (born 31 January 1972) is an Associate
Professor in the
Department of Biomedical Engineering at
Washington University in St. Louis. He is known for his work in the study of motor control, motor learning, and computational
neuroscience.
Thoroughman investigates how humans plan, control, and learn new movements. Understanding normal motor behavior and its neural basis will further the development of insightful clinical tests in movement neurology, and facilitate the early detection and treatment of motor diseases.
Thoroughman graduated with a PhD in
Biomedical Engineering from
Johns Hopkins University in 1999, completing a thesis in the Laboratory of Computational Motor Control, under the mentorship of
Reza Shadmehr. After completion of his PhD, Thoroughman was a postdoctoral fellow with
Eve Marder at
Brandeis University.
Selected publications
References
* - university biography
External links
Laboratory of Neural Computation and Motor Behavior
Washington University Biomedical Engineering Website
1972 births
Living people
21st-century American engineers
Washington University in St. Louis faculty
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