James L. Patton

James L. Patton, PhD

Senior Research Scientist
Professor, Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
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My Lab

My Lab

Robotics Lab

The Robotics Lab's research is aimed at understanding the sensory-motor system through close interaction with artificial systems & how the brain executes motor behaviors.

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About Me

Dr. Patton's research focuses on computational modeling of biomechanics, the neural control of actions, motor learning, and neuro-rehabilitation. He specializes in robotic manipulators and human machine-interactions to try to answer some of these questions. 

Location

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

355 East Erie

Chicago, IL 60611

Education & Training

  • Education

    1984 – 1989

    Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering, University of Michigan

    1990 – 1993

    Master of Science, Theoretical Mechanics, Michigan State University

    1993 – 1998

    PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University

  • Fellowship

    1998 – 2001

    Postdoctoral Fellowship, Rehabilitation Robotics, Rehabilitation Institute Of Chicago

Featured Research

Interictal spike connectivity in human epileptic neocortex.
Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.11.025

Maharathi B,
Wlodarski R,
Bagla S,
Asano E,
Hua J,
Patton J,
Loeb JA

Recent Publications

Interictal spike connectivity in human epileptic neocortex.
Maharathi B, Wlodarski R, Bagla S, Asano E, Hua J, Patton J, Loeb JA
Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.11.025
Reshaping Movement Distributions With Limit-Push Robotic Training.
Shah AK, Sharp I, Hajissa E, Patton JL
IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2018.2839565
Regression techniques employing feature selection to predict clinical outcomes in stroke.
Abdel Majeed Y, Awadalla SS, Patton JL
PloS one
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205639

Honors & Awards

  • Associate Editor, IEEE transactions on Biomedical Engineering
    2015
  • Editor In chief of the IEEE-EMBs Conference Editorial Board
    2014
  • University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Engineering Faculty Advising Award
    2012

Grants

  • Error-enhanced Learning & Recovery in 2 & 3 Dimensions
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
    $1,524,492
    , 2013 - 2018
  • Bimanual Robotic Rehabilitation System with Variable Interacton Modes
    Barrett Technology LLC
    , 2017 - 2019
  • Collaborative Machines Enhancing Therapies (COMET)
    NIDILRR, $4,624,740

    , 2018 - 2022

Work History

  • 2007
    Associate Professor, Bioengineering, The University of Illinois at Chicago
  • 2004
    Associate Director, Center For Rehabilitation Robotics, The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
  • 2002 - 2004
    Associate Director, Sensory-Motor Performance Program, The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
  • 2001
    Research Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
  • 2001
    Research Scientist, Sensory-Motor Performance Program, The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
  • 1993 - 1998
    Doctoral Research Assistant, Northwestern University Programs in Physical Therapy

Professional Colleagues

Eric Perreault, PhD
Eric Perreault, PhD
Research Scientist
Northwestern, Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering; Professor, PMR
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