Critical Issues in Motor Control and Sensory–Motor Integration
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensory and Motor Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2026 | Viewed by 36
Special Issue Editor
2. College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Interests: motor control; sensorimotor integration; motor development
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Motor control and sensorimotor integration are foundational to understanding human movement, development, and behavior. Historically rooted in neuroscience, psychology, and biomechanics, these fields have evolved with advances in neuroimaging, computational modeling, and neurorehabilitation. This Special Issue aims to highlight critical challenges and emerging paradigms in how the brain and body coordinate action and adapt to internal and external stimuli. We invite cutting-edge research that addresses mechanistic insights, theoretical frameworks, and applied perspectives across the lifespan and in both typical and atypical populations. Topics of interest include motor learning, plasticity, multisensory integration, neuromechanics, and innovative interventions. We welcome original research, reviews, and methodological papers that advance the field or challenge current models. Contributions that bridge disciplines or introduce novel technologies to the study of motor control and sensorimotor integration are especially encouraged.
Dr. Simone Gill
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- motor control
- sensorimotor
- multisensory
- human movement
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