James L. Patton, PhD

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My 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