Alessandro Garofolini PhD

Alessandro Garofolini is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the IHES at Victoria University with an interest in understanding if movement coordination is controlled by the nervous system or intrinsically embodied in the physical structure of our bodies. Motor actions are often characterized by peripheral self-organization but are still influenced by central control, leaving an open debate in the field of neuroscience on the importance of central and peripheral control, and the neurophysiological bases of such control systems. He employs anatomical, biomechanical, and motor control experiments to better understand voluntary movement control and its physiological bases, generating new knowledge to improve theoretical as well as practical applications in the areas of motor learning, rehabilitation, and assistive technologies.