Douglas G. Stuart

Abstract

Douglas Stuart led the charge at the University of Arizona for interdisciplinary programs in neuroscience and physiological sciences and the recruitment of an invertebrate neurobiology group. He also facilitated the recruitment of a learning and memory group, and an interdisciplinary program in biomedical engineering. Throughout Arizona and beyond, he promoted the development of movement neuroscience research and training. His 1959-2006 experimental research focused on spinal motor mechanisms and their relation to tremors, locomotion, muscle fatigue, and the overall control of movement. In recent years, he has continued to provide overviews on motor control and the history of movement neuroscience.