The Action Control Lab is in the Department of Human Physiology at the University of Oregon. We study how the brain controls movement. For example, how do we initiate and cancel prepared movements, and what underlies variability in our actions? To answer these types of questions, we use a combination of behavioral testing, electrophysiology, brain stimulation, and neuroimaging methods. We study both healthy individuals and patients with movement disorders.

Please contact the lab at greenhouselab@uoregon.edu if you are interested in helping with our research.

Please contact Ian (img[at]uoregon.edu) about graduate student and other research opportunities in the lab.

Recent Publications & Preprints

A message from all of us – June 5, 2020

We believe Black Lives Matter. We pledge to act against racism, serve as allies, and listen to and amplify Black voices. We strive to increase diversity throughout the sciences through our advocacy, collective action, and outreach. We recognize that the burden to dismantle systemic racism should not fall on Black and other underrepresented members of society but rather on those with privilege who have benefited and continue to benefit from institutionalized racism.

A note from Ian

I am accepting graduate students through the Department of Human Physiology Research PhD Program and the Interdepartmental Neuroscience Graduate Program. Please e-mail me if interested.

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• respect the dignity and essential worth of all individuals, regardless of national origin or citizenship
• promote a culture of respect throughout the University community.
• respect the privacy, property, and freedom of others.
• reject bigotry, discrimination, violence, or intimidation of any kind.
• practice personal and academic integrity and expect it from others.
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