Lena Ting PhD
- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory
Professor
- (404) 727-2744
- lting@emory.edu
- Neuromechanics Lab Website
Academic Appointment
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University
- Associate Professor, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech and Emory University
- Adjunct Faculty, School of Applied Physiology, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Adjunct Faculty, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Training Faculty, Neuroscience Program Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University
- Program Faculty Member, Bioengineering Graduate Program, Georgia Institute of Technology
Education
Degrees
- PhD from Stanford University
- BS from University of California
- M.S.E. from Stanford University
Research
Focus
- My research leads the emerging field of neuromechanics and seeks to understand how the brain and body interact to produce normal and impaired movement. My research integrates neuroscience, biomechanics, robotics, rehabilitation, and physiology. Our work reveals general principles for biological movement with direct applications for enhancing rehabilitation and robotics.
Publications
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Increased coactivation during clinical tests of spasticity is associated with increased coactivation during reactive standing balance control in cerebral palsy.
J Neurophysiol Volume: 134 Page(s): 118 - 127
07/01/2025 Authors: Willaert J; Ting LH; Van Campenhout A; Desloovere K; De Groote F -
Computing muscle mechanical state variables from combined proprioceptive sensory feedback.
Exp Physiol
06/23/2025 Authors: Stephens JD; Ting LH; Cope TC -
Excellent test-retest reliability of perturbation-evoked cortical responses supports feasibility of the balance N1 as a clinical biomarker.
J Neurophysiol Volume: 133 Page(s): 987 - 1001
03/01/2025 Authors: Mirdamadi JL; Poorman A; Munter G; Jones K; Ting LH; Borich MR; Payne AM -
Center of mass states render multijoint torques throughout standing balance recovery.
J Neurophysiol Volume: 133 Page(s): 206 - 221
01/01/2025 Authors: Jakubowski KL; Martino G; Beck ON; Sawicki GS; Ting LH -
Delayed Cortical Responses During Reactive Balance After Stroke Associated With Slower Kinetics and Clinical Balance Dysfunction.
Neurorehabil Neural Repair Volume: 39 Page(s): 16 - 30
01/01/2025 Authors: Palmer JA; Payne AM; Mirdamadi JL; Ting LH; Borich MR -
The cognitive neuroscience and neurocognitive rehabilitation of dance.
BMC Neurosci Volume: 25 Page(s): 58
11/06/2024 Authors: Hackney ME; Burzynska AZ; Ting LH -
Ethnokinesiology: towards a neuromechanical understanding of cultural differences in movement.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci Volume: 379 Page(s): 20230485
10/07/2024 Authors: Ting LH; Gick B; Kesar TM; Xu J -
Gait signature changes with walking speed are similar among able-bodied young adults despite persistent individual-specific differences.
Sci Rep Volume: 14 Page(s): 19730
08/26/2024 Authors: Winner TS; Rosenberg MC; Berman GJ; Kesar TM; Ting LH -
Center of mass states render multi-joint torques throughout standing balance recovery.
08/19/2024 Authors: Jakubowski KL; Martino G; Beck ON; Sawicki GS; Ting LH -
Combined translational and rotational perturbations of standing balance reveal contributions of reduced reciprocal inhibition to balance impairments in children with cerebral palsy.
PLoS Comput Biol Volume: 20 Page(s): e1012209
06/01/2024 Authors: Willaert J; Desloovere K; Van Campenhout A; Ting LH; De Groote F