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Trevor Drew is a Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal. His research focuses on neural control of movement and posture during locomotion in feline models, with expertise in biomechanics and neurophysiology. He is affiliated with the Neural Signaling and Circuitry Research Group (SNC) and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Research on the Brain and Learning (CIRCA).
Dr. Drew's primary research examines supraspinal contributions to visually-guided locomotion, specifically the roles of premotor cortex, posterior parietal cortex, and basal ganglia in gait modification and interlimb coordination. His work addresses spinal cord injury mechanisms and motor disorder pathophysiology through fundamental neurophysiological methodology, emphasizing cortical integration of visual information during movement execution.
Analysis of his recent publications reveals consistent investigation of cortical mechanisms across locomotion contexts, demonstrating premotor cortex involvement in temporal transformation during gait planning, posterior parietal cortex functions in spatial navigation, and shared neural control principles between reaching and locomotion tasks. His research consistently employs feline models to elucidate working memory's role in visually-guided motor coordination.
Dr. Drew has supervised 11 graduate students (7 PhD, 4 MSc) since 1991. His research is supported by major grants including CIHR Project Grants (2018-2025) on cortical contributions to visually-guided locomotion and (2013-2021) on neural control of posture/movement, plus FRQS infrastructure funding (2002-2020) for the SNC research group.
He leads laboratory investigations within the SNC and CIRCA frameworks, utilizing electrophysiological recordings, kinematic analysis, and anatomical studies to explore neural substrates of locomotion. Current projects extend through 2025 with emphasis on cortical mechanisms during visually-guided gait modifications.
