Dr. Steve I. Perlmutter

Dr. Perlmutter received his PhD in Neuroscience and Physiology from Northwestern University, where he studied head eye and neck reflexes.  He did postdoctoral training at the University of Washington and then joined the faculty at the University of Washington. There, he conducts unique experiments that involve electrophysiological recording from the spinal cord during wrist and arm movements, and is developing neuroprosthetic devices to facilitate recovery from spinal cord injury.