Martina Mancini

Martina Mancini is a Professor of Neurology at Oregon Health & Science University, where she directs research at the intersection of neuroscience and neurorehabilitation. Her work focuses on the quantitative analysis of human movement, particularly gait and postural control, to characterize motor deficits in Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. A leading expert in wearable sensor technology, her recent publications employ frequency-based deep learning to detect subtle postural instability in early, untreated Parkinson’s disease, and investigate the neural mechanisms of freezing of gait through cortical neuromodulation and wrist vibration interventions. She also develops closed-loop auditory feedback systems, such as the Mobility Rehab system, to improve walking, while advocating for equitable health outcomes through diverse participant sampling in wearable device standardization. Her research integrates motor control theory with cutting-edge signal processing to advance both mechanistic understanding and clinical rehabilitation strategies.