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Dr. Patrick Forbes (P.A.)

Biography

Dr. Forbes is the principal investigator of the “Sensorimotor Neuroscience and Biorobotics Lab” at the Department of Neuroscience within the Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. His research combines robotics, numerical simulation and neuroscience techniques to address fundamental questions regarding human sensorimotor control. Specific research interests include: i) physiological mechanisms underlying human balance control, and ii) vestibular sensory processing for posture, gaze and perception. This work has received funding from NWO (VENI, VIDI and Research Talent). Before establishing his lab at Erasmus, he worked as a post-doctoral fellow in neurophysiology at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) in Prof. Jean-Sebastien Blouin’s lab. This work was funded by the European Commission under the Marie Curie Fellowship program. Dr. Forbes completed his PhD in Biomechanical Engineering at the Delft University of Technology (Delft, The Netherlands) and completed his Masters and Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Canada).

Education

2014

Doctor of Philosophy

in Delft University of Technology

2005

Masters of Applied Science - Mechanical Engineering

in University of Waterloo

2003

Bachelors of Applied Science - Mechanical Engineering

in University of Waterloo

Positions

2024

Associate Professor

in Erasmus MC

2020

Assistant Professor

in Erasmus MC

2016

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Tenure Track

in Erasmus MC

2014

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

in University of British Columbia

2009

PhD Candidate - Biomechanical Engineering

in Delft University of Technology

2007

Project Leader - Automotive Safety

in TNO

2005

Mechanical Engineer - Automative Safety

in TNO

Honors & Awards

2022

VIDI

NWO

2019

Top Talent Grant

NWO

2018

VENI

NWO

2014

Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship

EC

2014

Postdoctoral Fellowship

NSERC

Publications

1. Predicting occupant head displacements in evasive maneuvers; tuning and comparison of a rotational based and a translational based neck muscle controller.

Larsson E, Iraeus J, Pipkorn B, Östh J, Forbes PA, Davidsson J
in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology 2024

2. The neural basis for biased behavioral responses evoked by galvanic vestibular stimulation in primates.

Forbes PA, Kwan A, Mitchell DE, Blouin JS, Cullen KE
in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2023

3. Age-related impairments and influence of visual feedback when learning to stand with unexpected sensorimotor delays.

Rasman BG, van der Zalm C, Forbes PA
in Frontiers in aging neuroscience 2023

4. Unperceived motor actions of the balance system interfere with the causal attribution of self-motion.

Tisserand R, Rasman BG, Omerovic N, Peters RM, Forbes PA, Blouin JS
in PNAS nexus 2022

5. Absence of Nonlinear Coupling Between Electric Vestibular Stimulation and Evoked Forces During Standing Balance.

Hannan KB, Todd MK, Pearson NJ, Forbes PA, Dakin CJ
in Frontiers in human neuroscience 2021

6. Vestibular attenuation to random-waveform galvanic vestibular stimulation during standing and treadmill walking.

Hannan KB, Todd MK, Pearson NJ, Forbes PA, Dakin CJ
in Scientific reports 2021

7. Stabilization demands of walking modulate the vestibular contributions to gait.

Magnani RM, Bruijn SM, van Dieën JH, Forbes PA
in Scientific reports 2021

8. Learning to stand with unexpected sensorimotor delays.

Rasman BG, Forbes PA, Peters RM, Ortiz O, Franks I, Inglis JT, Chua R, Blouin JS
in eLife 2021

9. Neural Mechanisms Underlying High-Frequency Vestibulocollic Reflexes In Humans And Monkeys

Patrick A. Forbes, Annie Kwan, Brandon G. Rasman, Diana Mitchell, Kathleen E. Cullen, Jean-Sebastien Blouin
in Journal of Neuroscience 2020

10. The Vestibular Drive for Balance Control Is Dependent on Multiple Sensory Cues of Gravity.

Arntz AI, van der Putte DAM, Jonker ZD, Hauwert CM, Frens MA, Forbes PA
in Frontiers in physiology 2019
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