My research interests, in the broad field of neuroscience, are centred on motor control and learning using various techniques and from different theoretical view angles, therefore fostering many multidisciplinary collaborations.

To understand how the brain controls actions as diverse as reaching movements, dextrous manipulation or locomotion, the central nervous system must be challenged. By adopting 3D virtual reality and haptic devices or even gravitational changes (centrifuges, parabolic flights), I demonstrate the flexibility of our brain to adapt behaviour in many environments, including those never experienced. These investigations raise basic questions such as what are the relevant sensory information that drive learning, how do we generalize and consolidate motor skills, why do we choose one specific motor strategy among an infinite repertoire, how does inherent variability in the perception-action chain benefit control?

I address these questions using regular techniques (motion tracking systems, force measurements, accelerometry, electromyography and fMRI) but also parabolic flights, human centrifuges and advanced modeling approaches (optimal control, stochastic resonance and fractal analyses).

My goal is to build a thriving research laboratory that uses multiple approaches, including behavioural, neuroimaging and mathematical methods, to better understand how the brain plans and execute movements with the hope to develop applications. I am pursuing this endeavour through collaborations and by actively involving Msc and PhD students.