Gelsy Torres‐Oviedo
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Gelsy Torres-Oviedo is a leading researcher in motor learning and rehabilitation, with a focus on how the brain adapts walking patterns to changing environments. Her work explores the neural mechanisms underlying locomotor adaptation, particularly how visual and physical contextual cues influence learning and transfer of movements. In her highly cited 2010 study, "Seeing Is Believing," she demonstrated that visual feedback during robotic or treadmill training can dramatically shape how learned movements generalize to natural walking—a finding with over 120 citations and profound implications for neurorehabilitation. More recently, her 2021 work on aging reveals that older adults show broader generalization of walking adaptations than younger individuals, challenging assumptions about motor flexibility in aging. Torres-Oviedo’s research bridges fundamental neuroscience and clinical application, using split-belt treadmill paradigms to uncover how training conditions affect motor memory. Her contributions are critical for designing more effective rehabilitation strategies for stroke survivors and older adults, earning her recognition as a key figure in understanding the specificity and transfer of locomotor learning.
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