Prof. Dr. Jason Friedman
Jason Friedman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and the Sagol School of Neuroscience at Tel Aviv University in Israel. He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science & Applied Mathematics from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, where he investigated human grasping. Jason’s research focuses on questions related to motor control and motor learning, his recent interests include techniques for accelerating motor learning, understanding why it is difficult for us to produce slow and smooth movements, and modeling the effects of neurological disorders on motor control and rehabilitation.
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Selected Publications
Noy, L., Hassin-Baer, S., Fay-Karmon, T., Kattouf, N., Israeli-Korn, S., van der Wel, R., & Friedman, J. (2025). Submovements in manual tracking: people with Parkinson’s disease produce more submovements than age-matched controls. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-025-01592-1
Noy, L., van der Wel, R., & Friedman, J. (2024). A slow limit: Extensive motor training can not overcome a limit on the production of slow and smooth motion. Journal of Neurophysiology, 132(6). https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00208.2024
Bauch, M. B. D., Baniña, M. C., Liebermann, D. G., & Friedman, J. (2024). Does Body Postural Configuration Affect Upper Limb Performance During Point-to-Point Hand Movements? Journal of Motor Behavior, 57(1), 77-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222895.2024.2416238
Lowenthal-Raz, J., Liebermann, D. G., Friedman, J., & Soroker, N. (2024). Kinematic descriptors of arm reaching movement are sensitive to hemisphere-specific immediate neuromodulatory effects of transcranial direct current stimulation post stroke. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 11971–11971. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-62889-0