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Marc H. Schieber, M.D., Ph.D.

Neurology

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 723-7972

Fax: (585) 244-2529

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Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 673
Rochester, NY

Biography

Professional Background

Brain control movements of the body, translating our findings to advance brain-machine interface technology for restoration and repair of lost or damaged neurological function. A longstanding line of investigation explores control of fine finger movements, like those used in typing, playing a musical instrument, or performing delicate surgery. More recent work explores the combination of reaching, grasping, and manipulating. In both realms, we study how the brain controls a rather complex set of muscles to achieve the required movement.

Research

Our lab investigates how the brain controls movements of the body, and translates our findings to advance brain-machine interface technology for restoration and repair of lost or damaged neurological function. A longstanding line of investigation explores control of fine finger movements, like those used in typing, playing a musical instrument, or performing delicate surgery. More recent work explores the combination of reaching, grasping, and manipulating. In both realms, we study how the brain controls a rather complex set of muscles to achieve the required movement.

Credentials

Faculty Appointments

Specialties

  • Neurology - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

1974
BA | Washington University
Arts & Sciences

1982
MD | Washington U Medical Center
Medicine

1982
PhD | Washington U Medical Center
Medicine

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/1982 - 06/30/1983
Internship in Internal Medicine at Jewish Hospital of St Louis

07/01/1983 - 06/30/1986
Residency in Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital

Awards

2003 - 2010
Javits Investigator Merit Award
Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

1986 - 1989
Clinical Investigator Development Award
Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

1974 - 1982
Medical Scientist Training Program Fellowship
Sponsor: Washington University in St. Louis

1974
Phi Beta Kappa
Sponsor: Phi Beta Kappa
Location: Washington University in St. Louis

1974
A.B. summa cum laude
Sponsor: Washington University in St. Louis

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Publications

Journal Articles

10/12/2016
Rouse AG, Schieber MH. "Spatiotemporal Distribution of Location and Object Effects in Primary Motor Cortex Neurons during Reach-to-Grasp." The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2016 Oct 12; 36(41):10640-10653.

10/2016
Jaynes MJ, Schieber MH, Mink JW. "Temporal and kinematic consistency predict sequence awareness." Experimental brain research.. 2016 Oct 0; 234(10):3025-36. Epub 2016 Jun 21.

7/2016
Schieber MH. "Neuro-prosthetic interplay: Comment on "Hand synergies: Integration of robotics and neuroscience for understanding the control of biological and artificial hands" by M. Santello et al." Physics of life reviews.. 2016 Jul 0; 17:47-9. Epub 2016 Apr 06.

Books & Chapters

2009
Chapter Title: Stroke
Book Title: Sensorimotor Control of Grasping: Physiology and Pathophysiology
Author List: Lang CE, Schieber MH
Edited By: Nowak, DA and Hermsdorfer, J
Published By: Cambridge University Press2009 in Cambridge, England

2008
Chapter Title: Descending Control of Movement
Book Title: Fundamental Neuroscience
Author List: Schieber MH and Baker JF
Edited By: Squire, L.R., Berg, D., Bloom, F.E., du Lac, S., Ghosh, A. and Spitzer, N.
Published By: Academic Press2008 in New York

2007
Chapter Title: Comparative anatomy and physiology of the corticospinal system
Book Title: Motor Neuron Disorders and Related Diseases
Author List: Schieber, M.H.
Edited By: Eisen, A.A. and Shaw, P.J. volume editors
Published By: Elsevier2007 in New York

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