Mark Latash

Mark Latash is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Penn State University, with affiliations to the Center for Interdisciplinary Mathematics, Center for Neural Engineering, and Penn State Neuroscience Institute. His work focuses on motor control theories, neural mechanisms of movement, and biomarker development for Parkinson's disease.

• Active in motor synergies research using the uncontrolled manifold hypothesis
• Key projects include early biomarkers for Parkinson's disease funded by NIH institutes

Recent research emphasizes finger force coordination, lower extremity control, and force production stability in aging and neurological populations. Collaborations span neurology, neurosurgery, and computational sciences.

His scientific contributions include over 500 publications and a Scopus h-index of 76. Current projects investigate performance-stabilizing synergies in both healthy and diseased populations.