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Juergen Konczak

  • Professor, Biomechanics and Neuromotor Control; Director of Graduate Studies (DGS)

Juergen Konczak, PhD, is a professor in the School of Kinesiology. His research focuses on the neurophysiology and biomechanics of human motor function in clinical and special populations.

    DEGREES
    • 1998 Habilitation, Psychology, Universität Düsseldorf, Germany 
    • 1991 PhD, Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A. 
    • 1985 MS, Sport & Exercise Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, U.S.A. 
    • 1984 BA, Philosophy, Sport Science, Universität Münster, Germany
      AREAS OF INTEREST
      • Movement neuroscience
      • Biomechanics
      • Clinical movement science
      • Motor control
        BIOGRAPHY

        Director, Human Sensorimotor Control Laboratory

        Director, Center for Clinical Movement Science

        Faculty, Center for Cognitive Sciences

        Faculty, Graduate Program in Neuroscience

        Adjunct Professor of Neurology

        Appointments

        Director, Human Sensorimotor Control Laboratory

        Director, Center for Clinical Movement Science

        Faculty, Center for Cognitive Sciences

        Faculty, Graduate Program in Neuroscience

        Adjunct Professor of Neurology

        Teaching

        Courses in biomechanics, movement neuroscience, motor control and motor learning.

        Research interest

        Sensorimotor dysfunction in neurological disease, robotic rehabiliation, mechanisms of motor learning, motor development in infancy and childhood.

        Research activity

        Dr. Konczak’s research focuses on the neurophysiology and biomechanics of human motor function in clinical and special populations. He has published extensively in the area of neuromotor control, motor development and motor dysfunction due to neurological diseases such as ataxia, Parkinson's disease and dystonia. His research has been funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the U.S. National Science Foundation, the German Science Foundation and the European Commission.

        For details on his research output and his publications, visit:

        Experts@Minnesota

        Loop by Frontiers


         
          PUBLICATIONS

          For a full list of publications visit: hsc.umn.edu

          Avanzino L., Cherif A., Crisafulli O., Carbone F., Zenzeri J., Morasso P., Abbruzzese G., Pelosin E., Konczak J. (2020). Tactile and proprioceptive dysfunction differentiates cervical dystonia with and without tremor. Neurology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000008916

          Tseng Y., Holst-Wolf J., Tsai C., Chen F, Konczak J. (2019), Haptic perception is altered in children with developmental coordination disorder, Neuropsychologia, Volume 127,
          2019, Pages 29-34, ISSN 0028-3932, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.02.004.

          Cuppone AV, Semprini M, Konczak J. (2018). Consolidation of human somatosensory memory during motor learning. Behav Brain Res, 22018 Jul 16;347:184-192. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.03.013.

          Cuppone AV., V Squeri, Semprini M., Masia L., Konczak J. (2016). Robot-assisted proprioceptive training with added vibro-tactile feedback enhances somatosensory and motor performance. PloS one 11 (10), e0164511.

          Aman J.E., Elangovan E., Yeh I-L., Konczak J. (2015). The effectiveness of proprioceptive training for improving motor function: a systematic review. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.01075.

          Juergen Konczak