Kurt Thoroughman

Kurt A. Thoroughman
Born	(1972-01-31) January 31, 1972 Kalamazoo, MI
Residence	United States
Nationality	American
Fields	Computational Neuroscience, Motor Control
Institutions	Washington University Brandeis University Johns Hopkins University University of Chicago
Alma mater	University of Chicago
Known for	Trial-by-Trial Approach to Motor Learning

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
• Biomedical engineer shows how people learn motor skills
• Researchers find new learning strategy: A size of a mistake makes no difference