Paola Contessa, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Boston University
NeuroMuscular Research Center
19 Deerfield Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 358-0715 Telephone
(617) 353-5737 Fax
e-mail: contessa@bu.edu
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Dr. Paola Contessa received a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from University of Padova, Padova, Italy. During her Ph.D., she was appointed as visiting Research Assistant at the NeuroMuscular Research Center, Boston University, Boston, USA.
She is currently a Research Scientist at the Neuromuscular Research Center at Boston University, where her research focuses on motor control and muscle force generation strategies.
Selected Recent Publications
Contessa P, Adam A, and De Luca CJ. “Motor unit control and force fluctuation during fatigue” Journal of Applied Physiology. (2009) (pdf)
Contessa P, Adam A, and De Luca CJ. “Motor unit control and force fluctuation during fatigue” 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, USA. (2009)
De Luca CJ, Contessa P. “A model for muscle force with physiological bases” 22nd Meeting of the International Society of Biomechanics, Cape Town, South Africa. (2009)
De Luca CJ, Contessa P, Adam A. “Control properties of motor units during fatiguing contractions” International Workshop and Conference on Human Reflexes “Wiring and Firing of Motoneurons”, Izmir, Turkey. (2009)