| Dr. Ahmed is an Assistant Professor in the
Department of Integrative Physiology. She received her Ph.D.
in biomedical engineering from the University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor in 2005, after which she joined the University of
Michigan Medical School as an NIH postdoctoral fellow. In
2006, she received a Whitaker Foundation grant to pursue postdoctoral
research in the Department of Engineering at the University
of Cambridge. After two years in Cambridge, she moved to the
University of Colorado in 2008. Her research interests focus
on the biomechanical and sensorimotor processes underlying
human movement and decision-making. She is particularly interested
in the effects of uncertainty and instability on human movement
and postural control. She uses novel experimental methods
involving robotics and virtual reality, and probabilistic
models to elucidate the fundamental principles underlying
human movement.
Selected Publications:
Ahmed, A.A., Wolpert, D.M., Flanagan, J.R., “Flexible
representations of dynamics are used in object manipulation,”
Current Biology, 18 (763-768) 2008.
Ahmed, A.A., Ashton-Miller, J.A., “On Use of a Nominal
Internal Model to Detect a Loss of Balance in a Maximal Forward
Reach,” Journal of Neurophysiology, 97 (2439-24447)
2007.
Ahmed, A. A., Ashton-Miller, J. A., “Effect of Age on
Detecting a Loss of Balance in a Seated, Whole-Body Balancing
Task,” Clinical Biomechanics, 20 (767-775) 2005. (ASB
Clinical Biomechanics Award Paper 2003)
Ahmed, A. A., Ashton-Miller, J. A., “Is a Loss of Balance
a Control Error Signal Anomaly? Evidence for Three-Sigma Failure
Detection in Young Adults,” Gait and Posture, 19 (252-262)
2004.
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