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Claudia Gonzalez serves as a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Lethbridge, holding a Canada Research Chair position since August 2009 and directing the Brain in Action Lab focused on experimental neuroscience research.
Her academic credentials include:
- Bachelors (Hons) in Psychology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (1998)
- MSc. in Neuroscience from the University of Lethbridge (2000)
- PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Lethbridge (2004)
She completed postdoctoral training at The University of Western Ontario (2004-2008) before joining the faculty. Her research program investigates fundamental mechanisms of human action-perception coupling, with particular emphasis on visually-guided grasping, neural asymmetries in motor control, handedness effects, and cortical plasticity during skill acquisition or recovery from injury. This work integrates experimental psychology, neurophysiology, and cognitive neuroscience methodologies to dissect how visual information transforms into motor commands.
Analysis of her publication record reveals consistent exploration of hemispheric specialization in motor systems, the dissociation between vision-for-action and vision-for-perception pathways, and the impact of practice on overcoming perceptual-motor illusions. Her studies frequently employ precision grasping paradigms with neuroimaging and behavioral measures to examine neural substrates of motor control across diverse populations.
Her scientific recognition includes:
- Canada Research Chair appointment (2009)
As a Canada Research Chair holder, Dr. Gonzalez oversees substantial research funding and laboratory operations for the Brain in Action Lab. While specific grant details aren't provided in the source text, her position indicates sustained federal research support. She mentors students in neuroscience and kinesiology through laboratory research, though no individual advisees are named in the available documentation.
The Brain in Action Lab functions as a specialized research unit conducting empirical studies on sensorimotor integration, employing techniques such as motion capture, eye tracking, and neurophysiological recording to investigate how the brain transforms visual input into coordinated action, with implications for neurorehabilitation and human factors engineering.
