Andrea Mason
Expert on how arm and hand movements are planned, controlled and learned by our brain
Assistant professor, kinesiology School of Education Work: 608-262-9904 — Home and cell phones available upon request amason@education.wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- How our brain and body are organized to plan and control actions
- How we use visual and touch feedback for movement control
- Characteristics of practice that optimize the learning and performance of skills
- Optimal performance in computer-generated and virtual environments
- Changes in performance across the lifespan
Achievements
- Career Award, National Science Foundation, to study the role of sensory information for performance in virtual environments
- National Science Foundation grant to study the use of sensory information in virtual environments across the lifespan
- Member, Society for Neuroscience